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Along the Tracks
Contributor(s): Bergman, Tamar (Author)

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 ISBN: 0395745136     ISBN-13: 9780395745137
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $15.15  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1995
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Annotation: Still wearing badges that mark them as Jews, Yankele and his family flee Nazi-occupied Poland and begin their lives as refugees. But when the train they're on is bombed, Yankele and his family are separated. Here Yankele's life as a refugee ends, and his life as one of the 'abandoned ones' begins.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Holocaust
- Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Jewish
Dewey: B
LCCN: 90027521
Age Level: 12-UP
Grade Level: 7-UP
Lexile Measure: 650(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8" L (0.70 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Topical - Holocaust
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Religious Orientation - Jewish
Features: Ikids, Maps
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6902
Reading Level: 4.4   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 11.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Based on a true story, Along the Tracks tells the tale of Yankele, a Polish boy who is separated from his mother during the German invasion of Poland in World War II.

Contributor Bio(s): Bergman, Tamar: - Tamar Bergman is the happy mother of three (grown-up) children, a score of books, and hundreds of radio scripts. Among the many honors her books have received, The Boy from Over There won the Berenstein Prize in 1984 and was named the best Israeli children's book by the Center of Literature for Children and Youth at the University of Haifa. Along the Tracks also received critical acclaim and was awarded the Ze'ev Prize in 1988 from the Ministry of Education. Tamar Bergman lives in Jerusalem with her husband and a pair of bicycles.
 
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