James M Deem

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1) Auschwitz: voices from the death camp

Author

Deem, James M

Series

Holocaust through primary sources

Pub. Date

c2011

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"Examines Auschwitz, a death camp during the Holocaust, including its construction and daily workings, true accounts from prisoners of the camp and Nazi perpetrators, and how more than 1 million people were murdered there"--

2) The prisoners of Breendonk: personal histories from a World War II concentration camp

Author

Deem, James M

Pub. Date

[2015]

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IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 10

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"This absorbing and captivating nonfiction account (with never-before-published photographs) offers readers an in-depth anthropological and historical look into the lives of those who suffered and survived Breendonk concentration camp during the Holocaust of World War II"--

3) Bodies from the ash

Author

Deem, James M

Pub. Date

[2005]

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IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed the ancient city of Pompei and the later archaeological excavations that revealed what happened.

4) Bodies from the bog

Author

Deem, James M

Pub. Date

1998.

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IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the discovery of bog bodies in northern Europe and the evidence which their remains reveal about themselves and the civilizations in which they lived.

5) Bodies from the ice: melting glaciers and the recovery of the past

Author

Deem, James M

Pub. Date

[2008]

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IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2

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Explores scientists' efforts to study the ancient bodies revealed by the modern receding of glaciers around the world and examines how these studies reveal more about the Earth as it was thousands of years ago. Includes full-color photographs and further reading sources.

6) Faces from the past: forgotten people of North America

Author

Deem, James M

Pub. Date

2012.

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IL: MG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 6

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Examines the process of reconstructing human faces over excavated skulls using clay sculpture and facial reconstruction techniques. Discusses what information is learned about each body, including their place in history, diseases and accidents they may have suffered, how they died, and much about their lives. Features several examples from history.

7) Kristallnacht: the Nazi terror that began the Holocaust

Author

Deem, James M

Series

Holocaust through primary sources

Pub. Date

c2011

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"Discusses Kristallnacht, a four-day pogrom instigated by the Nazis against Germany's Jews, including stories from the victims, witnesses and perpetrators of the attack, and how it marked the beginning of the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.