Overview

What happens when a government decides which books are ""too dangerous"" for its people to read? When it polices not only the creative output of its citizens but also their very thoughts? As author Jonah Winter describes the Nazi book burnings of the 1930s, Gary Kelley's atmospheric paintings communicate a sense of ominous foreboding that lingers past the closing lines: And what happened in Germany could happen anywhere. It could even happen in America.

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9781568464114

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""Clear text calling for an aware -citizenry to protect the printed work paired with powerful illustrations, this title deserves to be read and discussed well into high school classrooms and beyond."" - School Library Journal ""Mosaic-style illustrations are used to relate this somber history in an eye-catching format--and to deliver a warning to concerned readers."" --Foreword Reviews ""Like the text, the illustrations perfectly balance period specificity with a universal message."" - Booklist

""Mosaic-style illustrations are used to relate this somber history in an eye-catching format--and to deliver a warning to concerned readers."" --Foreword Reviews

Author Information

Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than 40 nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them are Banned Book; Here Comes the Garbage Barge!; Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality; My Name is James Madison Hemings; Barack; and Lillian's Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.

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