Everything you need to understand or teach Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.
Number the Stars is an award winning novel by writer Lois Lowry. In this novel, Annemarie
Johansen is living in Copenhagen during World War II. Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen, is a
Jewish girl. When it is announced that the Germans plan to round up the Jews for transportation
to confinement camps, Annemarie’s family takes in Ellen, hides her, and eventually helps her
and her family travel to nearby Sweden to seek freedom. Number the Stars is a historical novel
that shows how heroic the people of Denmark truly were during World War II.
Number the Stars Lesson Plans contain 108 pages of teaching material, including: