Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story

Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story

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Author

• Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal Lazan

Genre

• Realistic Fiction 

Grade level(s) appropriateness

• 5th grade and up

A brief synopsis or review

• The book is a real story of the struggle of Marion Blumenthal and her family survive the Holocaust. The author connects the idea of pebbles to the significance of the survival of family, members. Without finding four perfect pebbles to represent the family, the state  of the family might be lost. I would recommend this book.

Theme/skill

• family, bravery, hope, the will to survive

Noteworthy features or issues with text

• The connection between the idea of perfect pebbles and the strength and survival of the family

Teaching ideas

• Have students write diaries as if they are telling their story as a survivor of the Holocaust
• Have students talk, write, and/or draw about something that they collect for the meaning behind it like the pebbles in the story

Curriculum tie-ins and/or related activities

• Can be used to teach about the Holocaust in history class

Read aloud suitability

• Could be read aloud with group discussion in between

Connections to other texts/content areas

• Can be used to connect areas such as history