The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World Material:Hardcover Picture Book Publishers Weekly Best Books of

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The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World Material:Hardcover Picture Book Publishers Weekly Best Books ofHope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocausta delicate introduction to World War Two history for older picture book readers. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with