| Butterfly, the PB Contributor(s): Polacco, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142413062 ISBN-13: 9780142413067 Publisher: Philomel Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom. In the tradition of "Pink and Say, " Polacco once again dips into her own family's history to reveal her Aunt Monique's true story of friendship from the French Resistance. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Europe - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.38" W x 11.04" (0.44 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - French - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43946 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever since the Nazis marched into Monique's small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her, until the night Monique encounters ?the little ghost? sitting at the end of her bed. She turns out to be a girl named Sevrine, who has been hiding from the Nazis in Monique's basement. Playing after dark, the two become friends, until, in a terrifying moment, they are discovered, sending both of their families into a nighttime flight. |