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The 26-page Study Guide includes:
- a plot summary
- character sketches
- 1938-45 time line
- map of route from Austria to England
- information on immigration, learning a new language, Jewish values, antisemitism.
- two sets of book-club style questions, for young people and adults.
- insights into story details including knitting, hiding valuables, and the food, music, and media of the period. All of which comprise a comprehensive introduction to the Holocaust and WWII.
- every page includes discussion topics and ideas for classwork and homework.
- information about teaching the Holocaust and WWII
- themes explored in The Secret Buttons
- link to a classroom slide show
- role-play scenarios
- connections to today’s issues
- ideas for creative classroom activities including writing, drawing, and performing arts
- list of additional teaching resources