Books with author Ruth Thomson

Through inmates’ own voices and artwork, Terezín explores the lives of Jewish people in one of the most infamous of the Nazi transit camps.Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany turned the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, into a ghetto, and then into a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people. It was a "show" camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. Here is their story, told through the firsthand accounts of those who were there. In this accessible, meticulously researched book, Ruth Thomson allows the inmates to speak for themselves through secret diary entries, artwork, and excerpts from memoirs and recordings narrated after the war. Terezín: Voices from the Holocaust is a moving portrait that shows the strength of the human will to endure, to create, and to survive.

“A poignant overview of life inside the ghetto.” — School Library Journal (starred review)Between 1941 and 1945, the small town of Terezín, Czechoslovakia, was a transit camp for thousands of Jewish people. It was a Nazi “show” camp, where inmates were forced to use their artistic talents to fool the world about the truth of gas chambers and horrific living conditions for imprisoned Jews. Here is their story, told through the firsthand accounts and artwork of those who were there.Back matter includes a time line, a glossary, sources, and an index.

New this season in Barron's growing list of Creativity Activity Books for kids is The Art Creativity Book, , filled with fun things for boys and girls to do. All titles in the series feature-- Games, puzzles, stencils, sticker sheets, and an illustrated gatefold page for sticker decorating Special pull-out art paper and art projects to complete Pages for coloring Fun-to-answer quizzes Illustrations on virtually every page include 40 pages in color. When kids open The Art Creativity Book they're inspired to make a colorful collage with art paper, find the difference between an art masterpiece and a forgery, learn to draw a human face, change the expression on Mona Lisa's face, color Van Gogh's Sunflowers, and more.

The world of the curator and art restoration expert come to life with this hands-on kit that explores the entire art museum. The cover window contains a miniature canvas masterpiece in need of restoration. Inside the kit are a brush, tube of paint, cotton pad, and double-ended sponge applicator -- the restorer's tools -- plus a decorative "gilt" frame in which to hang the painting. Other pieces include an album containing 32 artists' biographies, with stickers of the artists and miniature reproductions of famous works, the Alberti's grid, and five sheets of drawing paper to help illustrate principles of composition and proportion when viewed with acetate overlays (also included). Then it's time to label each picture with its identification tag and hang them all in the beautifully detailed model of a gallery room.

Kids discover robots and rockets, make paper airplanes that fly, and devise a flip-book movie. They'll also find stacks of stickers to create science-theme sticker scenes, stencils, puzzles, coloring activities, and much more. This title in B.E.S. list of Creativity Books is filled with fun projects to keep kids cheerfully occupied on rainy days, on lengthy car trips, or during quiet time at home. Its features include-- Games, puzzles, stencils, sticker sheets, and an illustrated gatefold page for sticker decorating Special pull-out art paper and art projects to complete Pages for coloring Fun-to-answer quizzes Each Creativity Book has a distinctive theme to capture specific interests of boys and girls. Illustrations on virtually every page include 40 pages in color.