Irena's jars of secrets /
by Marcia Vaughan ; illustrated by Ron Mazellan.
- New York : Lee & Low Books, 2011.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
The story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped rescue nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Includes afterword, author's note, sources, and glossary.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Poland--Biography--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Poland--Juvenile literature. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Juvenile literature. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Poland--Warsaw--Juvenile literature. Jews--History--Poland--Warsaw--20th century--Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945--Poland--Warsaw--Juvenile literature.