Jella Lepman and her library of dreams
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Contributors
Deng, Sally, illustrator.
Published
San Francisco : Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books, [2025], [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2025]
ISBN
9781452182629 (hardcover), 1452182620 (hardcover)
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LocationCall NumberStatus
Addison Public Library - 1st Floor - Youth Booksj020.92 PATOn Shelf
Bloomingdale Public Library - Juvenile BiographyJ B LEPMANChecked out
Broadview Public Library District - Juvenile Non-FictionJ 921 LEPOn Shelf
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - KidsJB LEPMANChecked out
Eisenhower Public Library District - Juvenile StacksJ BIOG LEPMAN, J.On Shelf
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Lexile measure
1050
Notes
Description
This is the story of Jella Lepman, who escaped the Nazi regime in Germany and returned after the war to build a traveling library of books for children that evolved into the International Youth Library in Munich.
Target Audience
Ages 5-8 Chronicle Books.
Target Audience
1050L Lexile.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Paterson, K., & Deng, S. (2025). Jella Lepman and her library of dreams: the woman who rescued a generation of children and founded the world's largest children's library. Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Paterson, Katherine and Sally, Deng. 2025. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World's Largest Children's Library. Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Paterson, Katherine and Sally, Deng. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World's Largest Children's Library. Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books, 2025.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Paterson, K. and Deng, S. (2025). Jella lepman and her library of dreams: the woman who rescued a generation of children and founded the world's largest children's library. San Francisco: Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Paterson, Katherine, and Sally Deng. Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World's Largest Children's Library. Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books, 2025.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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