Darkness Over Denmark - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Darkness Over Denmark write by Ellen Levine. This book was released on 2000. Darkness Over Denmark available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An account of people in Denmark who risked their lives to protect and rescue their Jewish neighbors from the Nazis during World War II.
The Whispering Town
The Whispering Town - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Whispering Town write by Jennifer Elvgren. This book was released on 2014-01-01. The Whispering Town available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden. It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Anett and her parents are hiding a Jewish woman and her son, Carl, in their cellar until a fishing boat can take them across the sound to neutral Sweden. The soldiers patrolling their street are growing suspicious, so Carl and his mama must make their way to the harbor despite a cloudy sky with no moon to guide them. Worried about their safety, Anett devises a clever and unusual plan for their safe passage to the harbor. Based on a true story.
Hitler's Canary
Hitler's Canary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hitler's Canary write by Sandi Toksvig. This book was released on 2007-03-06. Hitler's Canary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. 'Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler's canary! I've heard it on the radio, on the BBC. They say he has us in a cage and we just sit and sing any tune he wants.'" Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up trouble? Or should he follow his brother into the Resistance and take part in the most demanding role of his life?
The Yellow Star
The Yellow Star - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Yellow Star write by Carmen Agra Deedy. This book was released on 2002. The Yellow Star available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This powerful and dignified story of heroic justice is a story for all people and all times. The book tells the legend of King Christian X of Denmark. The ruling of the Nazis that all Danish jews would have to display a yellow star on their clothes frightened the Danes and their King. He sought for guidance in the starry night sky, and came up with a very simple answer. Everyone, himself included, would wear a yellow star. The book's focused and simplified approach allows children to be exposed to an unpleasant subject without feeling threatened. The seamless interaction between the illustrations and the text make this a fascinating and thought-provoking piece of work.
The Year of Living Danishly
The Year of Living Danishly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Year of Living Danishly write by Helen Russell. This book was released on 2015-01-08. The Year of Living Danishly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. * NOW WITH A NEW CHAPTER * 'A hugely enjoyable romp through the pleasures and pitfalls of setting up home in a foreign land.'- Guardian Given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: Denmark, land of long dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries, was the happiest place on earth. Keen to know their secrets, Helen gave herself a year to uncover the formula for Danish happiness. From childcare, education, food and interior design to SAD and taxes, The Year of Living Danishly records a funny, poignant journey, showing us what the Danes get right, what they get wrong, and how we might all live a little more Danishly ourselves. In this new edition, six years on Helen reveals how her life and family have changed, and explores how Denmark, too – or her understanding of it – has shifted. It's a messy and flawed place, she concludes – but can still be a model for a better way of living.
