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The King of Children: A Biography of Janusz Korczak
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This is the first English biography of Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish doctor, writer and educator, who on 6th August, 1942, sacrificed his own safety by leading two hundred orphans onto the train to Treblinka where he perished with them. Korczak was one of the first advocates of children's rights. He pioneered progressive orphanages, founded a children's newspaper and testified for children in ju... More
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PublisherSchocken
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages16
ISBN-100805209301
ISBN-13978-0805209303
Publication Date08/26/1989
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About Betty Jean Lifton (Author) : Betty Jean Lifton is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Betty Jean Lifton include TELL ME A REAL ADOPTION STORY.
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