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The
Yellow Star:
The Legend of King Christian X of
Denmark
WRITTEN
BY
Carmen Agra Deedy
ILLUSTRATED
BY
Henri Sorensen
Deedy,
Carmen Agra. (2000). The Yellow Star: The
Legend of King Christian X of Denmark.
Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers.
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For centuries, the Star of David was a symbol of Jewish
pride, but during World War II, Nazis used the Star to
segregate and terrorize the Jewish people... except in
Denmark. When Nazi soldiers occupied his country, King
Christian X of Denmark committed himself to keeping all
Danes safe from harm.
A beautiful
legend of King Christian's dedication and love for his
people, this story shows the power of cooperation and
compassion. Faced with Nazi invasion and an army too small
to fight back, he inspires all of his people to wear a
yellow star on their clothing to protect the Jews and unite
his people again.
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Activities
for Students
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GRADE LEVELS: Upper
elementary and middle school
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CONTENT
CONNECTIONS:
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Social Studies
Reading
Writing
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- Draw
symbols to represent key characters and events
in The Yellow Star. Write a sentence
explaining each symbol.
- Select
five three-syllable words that best describe the
emotions conveyed in this story.
- Carmen
Deedy was born in Havana and emigrated to the
United States after the Cuban Revolution.
Compare incidences and issues that may be
similar between her life and the Jewish people
during World War II.
- Compare
The Yellow Star to Number the
Stars by Lois Lowry and The Diary of a
Young Girl by Anne Frank.
- Search
Number the Stars and list details that
parallel the content in The Yellow Star.
Complete a Venn Diagram comparing those
details.
- Using
The Yellow Star as a model, select
another historical event and write a historical
fiction story or picture book.
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Web
sites about the Holocaust and the Dainish people:
The US
Holocaust Memorial Museum at www.ushmm.org/education
The Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs at
www.um.dk/english/denmark/denmark.html
The Internet School Library Media Center at www.falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/holo.htm
Peachtree Publishers at www.peachtree-online.com
Bound
resources about the Holocaust:
- The
Rescue of Danish Jews: Moral Courage Under Stress
edited by Leo Goldberger
A collection of essays written by internationally
known Jews and non-Jews
- Teaching
About the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators
produced by The US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Guides for teaching about the Holocaust in the
classroom, and annotated bibliography, a time line, a
chronology of events during World War II, and a list of
suggested videos for the classroom
- The
Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry by Leni
Yahil
A look into the lives of Jews in each European country
during World War II
- Dimensions:
A Journal of Holocaust Studies by Karen Shawn
A review of literature about the Holocaust for
students grades 2-12
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