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The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark (edition 2000)

by Carmen Agra Deedy, Henri Sorensen (Illustrator)

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Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.
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Title:The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark
Authors:Carmen Agra Deedy
Other authors:Henri Sorensen (Illustrator)
Info:Peachtree Publishers (2000), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 32 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:patriotism, loyalty, fear, over-comer, war, Jews, diversity, King, brotherhood

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Without the yellow star to point them out, the Jews looked like any other Danes.

In 1940, Nazis occupied Denmark and King Christian X, beloved amongst his people, has to find some way to resist their overwhelming power. When the order goes out that all Jews must wear a yellow star on their clothes, the king has an idea that might just work. But it would take the faith and commitment of all Danes.

In this retelling of a World War II legend, New York Times best-selling author Carmen Agra Deedy poignantly remind us of the power of a good, wise leader. Paired with Henri S�rensen's arresting full-color portraits, this is a powerful and dignified story of heroic justice.
  NativityPeaceLibrary | May 29, 2022 |
This picture book showed the courage Denmark and its king had during the Nazi threat in Ww2. The king of Denmark refused to deport any Jewish people to the camps, no matter how much hitler threatened him. I knew that certain countries had done this but I did not know exactly which nor had I ever read a picture book about it. I’m glad to have purchased this for my own library. ( )
  jvines | Apr 19, 2019 |
This book focuses on the country of Denmark as the Nazi's were taking over. It is very useful to introduce this topic to younger students.
  KKoos | Dec 7, 2018 |
I really enjoyed reading this book for many reasons. First, I liked the language and writing style of the book. The book was very descriptive, clear, and well developed. I felt like I was experiencing the events in the story just by reading it. Second, I loved the illustrations because they were well detailed, appropriate, and enhanced the story. Lastly, the characters in the story were enjoyable and I have to say that King Christian is my favorite because although he is the king, he really sees himself as everyone else. He puts his people first before himself and shows what leadership is all about for the readers. In a time where Jewish people were going through such hardships with the Nazis, King Christian simple act of rebellion and courage served to unite his people against the Nazis.
For example, when the Nazis circulated the order that all Jews must wear yellow stars on their clothing. The King devised a way to protect them by wearing one himself.
Now if that doesn’t show the Kings act of courage then I don’t know what does. This story explicits a couple big ideas and messages to get out of the story and that is in times where there are hardships, bullying, or segregation, you need to be like King Christian and fight back and show that nothing scares you. Once you show that then everyone else will follow your lead.
I recommend all readers to read this book. This book definitely showed a happier alternative of when the Nazis took over then what actually happened. ( )
  AshleyHardy2 | Sep 18, 2018 |
This a tale about the beloved King of Denmark who countered Nazi opposition in the name of his people. When the Jews were forced to wear yellow stars, all of Denmark Jewish or not wore the yellow stars. Although this isn't a true story, no Jews within Denmark were actually required to wear the yellow stars, and among all the Nazi-occupied countries Denmark rescued a majority of the Jews. These facts were in the back of the book. The theme of this story is that, 'we're all in this together". ( )
  kgautier | Sep 13, 2018 |
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To Queen Margarethe II of Denmark
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To the families and individuals of Decatur, Georgia, who embraced my family and hundreds of Cuban refugees
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Early in the year 1940, in the country of Denmark, there were only Danes.
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