"A quietly impressive and unforgettable book which shows exactly what good non-fiction writing should be about. Striking images from Terezin are powerfully combined with first-hand accounts from those who lived there, to tell a remarkable and harrowing story few us knew much about before. By investigating life inside one camp, the author lays bare the horrors faced by everyone caught up in the Holocaust. This is an exemplary winner, which packs a massive emotional punch. We'd go as far as to call this one of the finest children's non-fiction books for many years." -- 2012 ALCS Education Writers' Award judges: writer/publisher, Simon Adams; languages teacher, Louise Trevelyan; school librarian, Jenny Berggren 20121204 "Shocking, inspirational and forthright without ever becoming sentimental or over-emotional; a striking delivery that will stay with the reader for a long time." -- School Library Association 20120606

Ruth Thomson is an award-winning educational author with an MA in Museum and Gallery learning, who specialises in writing books on art and history. Her art books include Grisly & Gruesome and Saints for the National Gallery, London; Disney Looking at Paintings; Adventures in Art, a series combining art appreciation with hands-on projects, with eight titles: Portraits, Celebrations, Creatures, Myths, Journeys, Families, Places and Weather. She has also written Posters and Propaganda in Wartime and a short biography of Georgia O'Keeffe. Her history books include a four book series on Victorian childhood and books about Plains Indians and Aztecs. Her interest in Terezin was sparked during research for an educational pack on Holocaust art.

Terezin: Theresienstadt Hitler and the Jews The Germans invade Terezin: a fortress town Deportations Artist witnesses Ghetto life Transports The ghetto grows Children Culture Beautification The end of the war Key dates Glossary Sources