"Listening to the story is even more dramatic than reading it. It should be purchased by every public and school library." - School Library Journal
Looks at the Chinese diplomat who used his powers--against the orders of his own government--to assist thousands of Jews in escaping the Nazis in Lithuania
In Operation Passage to Freedom Ronald B. Frankum, Jr. recounts the events surrounding this enormous humanitarian evacuation that was the American military's first major involvement with the Vietnamese people.
"Author Ken Mochizuki reads his award-winning book.
"Fate & Freedom" reveals the story of two African children, Margarita and Juan, captured during the Portuguese invasion of the Kingdom of Ndongo, high in the mountains of Angola.
On December 2, 1863, a bronze statue was placed atop the dome of the United States Capitol.
This riveting story recounts how Charbonnier tried to guide a large group of fugitives—most of them downed Allied airmen, along with a French priest, two doctors, a Belgian Olympic skater, and others—to freedom across the Pyrenees.
In this authorized true story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania in 1940, the author explains how Sugihara used his powers -- against the orders of his own government -- to help thousands of Jews escape the Holocaust.
A biography of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese consul in Lithuania, who saved the lives of thousands of Jews during World War II by issuing visas against the orders of his superiors.
While Jefferson did deposit Lewis and Clark's collections with Peale, he was unable to keep his promise. ... to advertise the polygraph, had a poem printed in the Federal Gazette: “Pois'd by the spiral chord above, / The obedient pens ...
Readers will be entranced by the true story of a cat that becomes separated from his family when they flee Iraq and become refugees in Europe. Their reunion will bring tears to the coldest heart.