Marcia Vaughan Crews

Marcia Vaughan Crews has written numerous books for young readers, including picture books, beginning readers, and both fiction and nonfiction series. She was inspired to tell Irena Sendler’s story after reading her obituary in 2008 and discovering more about her through the work of Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project, an organization dedicated to bringing Irena Sendler’s story to the world. Crews lives in Tacoma, Washington.


Books

  • The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
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    The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler

    The Story of World War II Hero Irena Sendler

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
    The "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this beautiful celebration of the life of Irena Sendler, a social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland.

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  • Irena's Jars of Secrets
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
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    Irena's Jars of Secrets

    Irena's Jars of Secrets

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Ron Mazellan
    A picture book biography of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker who helped save nearly 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Poland during World War II.

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  • Up the Learning Tree
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
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    Up the Learning Tree

    Up the Learning Tree

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Derek Blanks
    Henry Bell is not allowed to learn to read and write. In fact, most enslaved children, like him, are severely punished if they are even caught with a book.

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  • The Secret to Freedom
    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
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    The Secret to Freedom

    The Secret to Freedom

    By Marcia Vaughan Crews, Larry Johnson
    In the days before the Civil War, a young enslaved girl and her older brother help slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad quilt code.

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