“This is an excellent book for sensitizing young people of any denomination to recognize injustice.”-Church & Synagogue Libraries
Child Study Children’s Book Committee Book of the Year SelectionThe animals in the clearing were content until the Terrible Things came, capturing all creatures with feathers.
Little Rabbit wondered what was wrong with feathers, but his fellow animals silenced him. “Just mind your own business, Little Rabbit. We don’t want them to get mad at us.”
A recommended text in Holocaust education programs across the United States, this unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.Ages 6 and up
This is Book 1 in the Edward E. Elson Classic Series. See all Edward E. Elson Classic books here.
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Eve Bunting has written more than two hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall , Fly Away Home , and Trains to Somewhere . She lives in Southern California.
The late Ted Rand was the esteemed illustrat