Gail Herman's Comprehensive Overview of the Holocaust

Debbie: Good for kids to discover more about the Holocaust well done with adequate information but heavy topic might be better for 11-12 years old and not for 8-9 years depending on the child. Nice black and white illustrations throughout with some interesting photos too.

India on Sep 09, 2023

Michael Head: This book tells us of the impact of Hitler and the rise of anti Jewish movements in Germany and then in other countries that were captured by the Nazi army. About 12 million died in the Nazi concentration camps and about half were Jews. Later the books describes some of the people who escaped and then some who were tried after the war for the crimes and the deaths. The book reminds us of the need to avoid the massive killing of people which can still happen around the world. It remains a wonderful account of the issues of the Nazi era and what might follow it.

Australia on Aug 05, 2023

Kathy: my 10 year old read this and was ok but for a young child this book could be traumatizing. I suggest this for mature kids who realize this is history and we learn it so it doesn't repeat itself.

United States on Aug 02, 2023

Clienta fiel: Un libro muy bien escrito, explica bien el tema, debería ser de lectura obligatoria

Spain on Jun 16, 2023

Presentelaw: My son read this book and said it was terrible what they did. They killed 6 million Jews and gays. And, it's not just Auschwitz, there's many more concentration camps!

Australia on May 30, 2023

Erin: Good

United States on Jul 22, 2022

carolann: Very well written for a 9 year old my daughter really enjoyed reading this book

United Kingdom on Jul 07, 2022

Jamie: My daughter and I love to read together at bedtime still, and now that she is older the books she is interested in have more complex topics. This book was a natural next option after she read the Who Was Anne Frank book. This book about the Holocaust presents the facts of what happened to the Jewish people and others not in Nazi favor in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s. While there was plenty left out in what many victims endured and suffered at the hands of the Nazi's, the cruel facts of the genocide are not sugar coated while being presented in a very age appropriate way. Photos that are included do not show the worst of the worst, but definitely depict the suffering and cruelty.

If I am making this sound terrible, it's because the Holocaust is terrible. The book does an excellent job of telling the story and introducing this time in our history for kids aged 9-12. Like many in the Who Was/Is series it is a great launching pad to begin learning more about an important historical time.

United States on Oct 28, 2020

E. Griffin: Every accurate review of what happened during German Holocaust. I’m 74 yrs old and remember very completely being taken to a commercial theater in the early ‘50 by my father a Vet to see what was encountered when the Americans arrived at the Concentration camps and ovens. Throughout my life I’ve meet people with their numbers tattooed inside their wrists. If they could talk about what they had endured it made you sick to here such HELL!

Never again and now we have it going again this time within our borders.

United States on Oct 12, 2019

e. smith: I order this book for a book report. I am in the 5th Grade. I am very interested in World War II and wanted to learn about the Holocaust. This book was easy to read and for a first time reader about the Holocaust I did not have any difficulty understanding the events in the book. I now want to read other books by this author like “Who Was Anne Frank?” and “What was D Day?”. I would recommend this book for young readers 4-5th graders.

United States on May 12, 2019