Auschwitz

Children's Literature - Judy Silverman

The format of this book is deceiving. It is not for very young children, but it looks almost like a picture book. In its 32 pages, though, it covers all the horror that the words "concentration camps," "final solution," or "transport" convey. Shuter manages to talk about the Nazi period of German history in a straightforward tone that isn't sensationalist, but doesn't hide behind platitudes about "just following orders." Each chapter is only a double-page spread (with a lot of photographs), but a lot of information is covered in those two pages. A timeline, glossary, list of more books to read, and an index add to the usefulness of the book. Possibly for reluctant readers.