Number the Stars

An Internet Treasure Hunt on Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
 

Created by Rachel Augspurger

Dalton Elementary School

February, 2001
 
 


 
 
 
 

Introduction½The Questions ½Internet Resources
 
 
 
 
 






Introduction
 
 

Welcome! I hope you are enjoying reading Number the Stars. While reading this book many students want to know answers to questions not in the book. The following are sites you can use to gather information on the Holocaust, Denmark, Anne Frank, the Nazi party, Hitler, and Jews. Print off a copy of the questions and use them as you visit the following websites.
 
 
 

Questions
 
 

.   1.  Name the country and bodies of water that border Denmark.
 

    2.  Who was Anne Frank?
 

    3.  Where did Anne Frank live?  Describe some of the conditions she lived through while in hiding.
 

    4.  When did Adolf Hitler become the leader of the Nazi party?
 

    5.  What other book did Lois Lowry write that is related to Number the Stars
 

    6.  Besides what was listed in the book, name several things that were rationed during the war.
 
 
 

Internet Resources

http://users.rowan.edu/~boyl6102/WWII.htm

http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/resources/questions/#33

http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/autumnstreet.html

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

http://www.channels.nl/amsterdam/annefran.html

http://www.maps.com/cgi-bin/search/hyperseek.cgi?search=
CAT&Category=Europe%3ADenmark&Qualifier=

http://www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor/Lowry.html

http://auschwitz.dk/Annefrank.htm