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Books for Children of The World: The Story of Jella Lepman
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Books for Children of The World: The Story of Jella Lepman

Sydelle Pearl
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With the shortage of books for children in post-World War II Germany, Jella Lepman personally translated The Story of Ferdinand into German. She then printed and distributed 30,000 copies to give to children on Christmas day. She then enlisted the U.S. Army’s help in furnishing a jeep and driver to travel around Germany collecting books for a children’s library, with contributions from 20 international publishers.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co
Country
United States
Date
28 February 2007
Pages
32
ISBN
9781589804388

With the shortage of books for children in post-World War II Germany, Jella Lepman personally translated The Story of Ferdinand into German. She then printed and distributed 30,000 copies to give to children on Christmas day. She then enlisted the U.S. Army’s help in furnishing a jeep and driver to travel around Germany collecting books for a children’s library, with contributions from 20 international publishers.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co
Country
United States
Date
28 February 2007
Pages
32
ISBN
9781589804388

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