Thomson, Ruth, 1949-

Terezn : voices from the Holocaust / Ruth Thomson. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : Scholastic, 2012, 2011. - 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.

Terezin: Theresienstadt -- Hitler and the Jews -- Germans invade -- Deportations -- Ghetto life -- Transports -- Ghetto grows -- Children -- Culture -- Beautification -- End of the war.

Through inmates' own voices--from secret diary entries and artwork to excerpts from memoirs and recordings narrated after the war--"Terezin" explores the lives of Jewish people in one of the most infamous of the Nazi transit camps.

Ages 12 & up.

NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, 2012.

ISBN: 9780545447348

LCCN: 2010039164

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp).
Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jews--Czech Republic.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czech Republic.

LC Class. No.: D805.5.T54 / .T48 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 940.53/1853716