Classroom Sets of Books

The Holocaust Center has several sets of books available for teachers to borrow.  Each set includes 35 copies of a particular title, a teacher guide, and a related DVD. 

Classroom sets are loaned for three weeks at a time and will be sent to the school.  If the school is in Washington State, there is no charge for shipping.  Schools outside of Washington State will be responsible for roundtrip shipping via FedEx Ground. 

Classroom sets are available during pre-set three-week periods.  (Sets follow the same schedule as the Holocaust teaching trunks.)  To request a set, or to see the dates available, click here.  

Number the Stars

Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. New York: Yearling Book, 1989. 
A story of a young Danish girl who must find remarkable courage to save her Jewish friend from the Nazis. (5th grade and up.  Fiction.)  Set is accompanied by a teacher guide and "Miracle at Midnight" DVD (1998).

Hana's Suitcase

Levine, Karen.  Hana's Suitcase. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Co., 2003.
Concerned that Japanese children would never learn about the Holocaust, Fumiko Ishioka, the director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center in Japan, wanted tangible evidence. She appealed to the Auschwitz Museum in Poland to loan her a few artifacts, and she received a battered suitcase with the name “Hanna Brady” written on it. Hana’s Suitcase alternates between Fumiko’s and her students’ quest to find clues to Hana’s life, and Hana’s own story. (5th Grade and up. Non-Fiction) Set is accompanied by "I'm Still Here" DVD (2008).

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. Eds. Otto H Frank. and Mirjam Pressler. New York: Bantam Books, 1991. The diary of a young girl through the darkest times in our history. In her diary Anne documents her two years in hiding, her first love, and her secrets. (5th Grade and up. Nonfiction.) Set is accompanied by a teacher guide and "Short Life of Anne Frank" DVD (produced by the Anne Frank Center Amsterdam).

All But My Life

Weissmann-Klein, Gerda. All But My Life. New York: Hill and Wang, 1957.
A classic of Holocaust literature, this is the story of a young woman’s three years as a slave laborer of the Nazis and a three month forced winter march from Germany to Czechoslovakia that ends in a miraculous liberation. The ultimate lesson in humanity, hope and friendship. (Recommended for 7th grade and up. Nonfiction.) Set is accompanied by a teacher guide and "One Survivor Remembers" DVD (1995). DVD features Gerda Weissmann-Klein's story. 

Night

Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Bantam Books, 1960.
A memoir that traces the life of the author at the age of 15 through his year spent in four concentration camps. A pious teenager racked with guilt at having survived while his family did not. (Recommended for 9th grade and up. Nonfiction.) Set is accompanied by teacher guide and "Oprah and Elie Wiesel Return to Auschwitz" DVD.  DVD features Oprah's visit to Auschwitz with Elie Wiesel.