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Recounts life in the Jewish quarter in Warsaw from 1939 to 1945 when the years of hunger and privation culminated in the complete destruction of that ghetto.

Describes the events leading up to the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Photographs taken secretly by a young Jewish man document the fear, hardship, generosity, and humanity woven through the daily life of the Jews forced to live in the Lodz ghetto during the Holocaust.

From 1939, when Syvia is four and a half years old, to 1945 when she has just turned ten, a Jewish girl and her family struggle to survive in Poland's Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

The author describes her experiences as a survivor of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.

Examines the life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie, discussing her discovery of radium and the tragic personal results of her work.

An illustrated, simple biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

Tells how the author's family left difficult conditions in Poland to make a better life for themselves in America early in the twentieth century.

A biography focusing on Marie Curie's childhood, during which she exhibited her sensitivity, intelligence, and scientific curiosity.