Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company
Published Date: 1989
Number of pages: 138
Reading Level: 4th-5th grade
Genre: historical fiction, novel
Awards: John Newberry Medal, Dorthy Canfield Fisher Children's Book, National Jewish Award for Children's Literature
Genre: historical fiction, novel
Awards: John Newberry Medal, Dorthy Canfield Fisher Children's Book, National Jewish Award for Children's Literature
This book is about a 10 year old girl named Annemarie Johansen's. She lives in Copenhagen in 1943. During this book Germany troops are relocating the Jews of Denmark. Annemarie's family risks their lives by taking in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen. Ellen pretends to be Annemarie's older late sister Lise, who died earlier in the war. Lise worked with the Danish Resistance. Annemarie and her family help Jews reach neutral ground in Sweden in order to avoid being deported to concentration camps. This story title comes from a reference in the bible in Psalms 147. This is when God has numbered the stars in the universe, including the Star of David. Ellen wears a necklace with the Star of David.
I would rate this book an ESSENTIAL. I enjoyed this book during my history class. When talking about the concentration camps, this book helps explain and provides different perspectives from the same event in history. This book will challenge students as readers and also help them understand history from a different view point.
I would use this book to encourage students to look from a different view point in history. The ability to take in account different ideas will help strengthen student's understanding. This author writes from a 10 year old view point. This view would enrich the students ability to relate. While reading this book I would have students create their own story about their best friend and themselves. They would write about their best friend being in a dangerous situation, and the student is responsible and will create a plan to reassure their friends safety.
Ratings
ESSENTIAL: It would be beneficial if the school library had at least one copy of this book. This is a book that students could find interest in, and also serves an educational purpose. This book may be challenging for the students, but it will help them grow academically and help them improve their education skills.
ADVISABLE: 'ESSESNTIAL' books are the most important and these books are next on the important list. These books are still beneficial to the students and could also be a popular genre, but it may lack in in the substance for educational purposes. The education purpose would focus more on students reading and comprehension, whereas an advisable book would be more for the enjoyment.
OPTIONAL: Books are interesting for the teachers and would follow the curriculum. This book would not support the students and their growth as readers. These books would help provide students with a variety of options, but they are not common or the most popular books.
NOT RECOMMENDED: These books would not be appropriate. The writing, theme, or plot should not be supported.
I would rate this book an ESSENTIAL. I enjoyed this book during my history class. When talking about the concentration camps, this book helps explain and provides different perspectives from the same event in history. This book will challenge students as readers and also help them understand history from a different view point.
I would use this book to encourage students to look from a different view point in history. The ability to take in account different ideas will help strengthen student's understanding. This author writes from a 10 year old view point. This view would enrich the students ability to relate. While reading this book I would have students create their own story about their best friend and themselves. They would write about their best friend being in a dangerous situation, and the student is responsible and will create a plan to reassure their friends safety.
Ratings
ESSENTIAL: It would be beneficial if the school library had at least one copy of this book. This is a book that students could find interest in, and also serves an educational purpose. This book may be challenging for the students, but it will help them grow academically and help them improve their education skills.
ADVISABLE: 'ESSESNTIAL' books are the most important and these books are next on the important list. These books are still beneficial to the students and could also be a popular genre, but it may lack in in the substance for educational purposes. The education purpose would focus more on students reading and comprehension, whereas an advisable book would be more for the enjoyment.
OPTIONAL: Books are interesting for the teachers and would follow the curriculum. This book would not support the students and their growth as readers. These books would help provide students with a variety of options, but they are not common or the most popular books.
NOT RECOMMENDED: These books would not be appropriate. The writing, theme, or plot should not be supported.
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