Tomorrow's anniversary

On November 10, 1938, Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," took place in parts of Germany and Austria. The name Kristallnacht originated from the fact that the streets were littered with broken glass from the windows and doors of Jewish homes and businesses that had been attacked and ransacked, by the Nazis, destroying thousands of them. Hundreds of synagogues were burned down, and many people were murdered. This event marked the beginning of something even worse: the Holocaust.

This title, and the other titles in the The Holocaust Through Primary Sources series, are available in library, paperback, and eBook formats. They are available from your local preferred vendor, local independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and enslow.com.

Enslow Holocaust Title Included Among Pennsylvania State Library Association's Top 2012 Nonfiction Titles

Author James M. Deem's Auschwitz: Voices From the Death Camp continues to receive acclaim from library professionals. The 128-page work was included on the Pennsylvania School Library Association's "PSLA Top 40 (or so) 2012 Titles" nonfiction and professional book list. The book features primary source materials and first-person accounts of the concentration camp's construction, subsequent daily activities, and the murder of more than one million prisoners.

Deem's book, part of Enslow's "The Holocaust Through Primary Sources" series, is available in a paperback edition for $9.95. A library-bound edition of Auschwitz: Voices From the Death Camp is also available directly from Enslow Publishers for $23.95; that price represents a 25% discount from Enslow's list price for this title.

The book is also available from your preferred vendor, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

Teen Read Week Giveaway/History!

Library Bound ISBN:  978-0-7660-3322-1 ($31.93)
Paperback ISBN:  978-1-59845-346-1 ($9.95)

Today is day four of our Teen Read Week Giveaway, and we are focusing on history books.  Just post a response on our blog to today's question, and you are eligible to win a free book of your choice from the entire Enslow collection.

Here's the question:  What are the most popular or favorite history books for teens in your school or library?

One of our favorite history titles for Middle and High School readers is Auschwitz:  Voices From the Death Camp, by James Deem.  This powerful book is part of Enslow's new series:  The Holocaust Through Primary Sources.

On this day in history

The American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.

For grades 6 and up, Primary Source Accounts of the Revolutionary War draws the reader into America's fight for independence from Great Britain through diaries, letters, and other related primary source documents.

For grades 3 and 4, In The Revolutionary War Begins, author Elaine Landau invites readers to make the important decisions during the colonies first battles against the British.

Also for grades 3 and 4, author John Micklos, Jr., takes readers through an overview of the American Revolution, from the Stamp Acts and "the shot heard 'round the world'" to George Washington's election as the first president of the United States. Micklos presents the highlights of the Revolutionary War in a clear, interesting, easy-to-understand manner that will hold the reader's attention to the end.