Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

            Number the Stars is a great book to incorporate into a Holocaust unit. The first time I read it was in my fourth grade class and I loved it. It’s about the Johansen’s, a family in Denmark during the German invasion. Annemarie is the main character and her best friend is Ellen Rosen. Ellen’s family is Jewish. Throughout the whole book the Johansen’s are doing all they can to save the Danish Jews from the Nazis. Annemarie and Ellen are naive to the severity of the situation but they are doing all they can to help as well.

It is very important for all generations to be educated on the terrible realities that happened during WWII. Number the Stars makes this possible for students and it keeps them entertained. This book is also a great stepping stone to getting kids interested in history and doing more research on the 1940’s and WWII.