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        <title><![CDATA[The quick answer to this question is that it was Nazi Germany that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The quick answer to this question is that it was Nazi Germany that occupied Denmark during World War II.
The book "Number the Stars," by Lois Lowry, is set in Copenhagen (which is the capital of Denmark) starting in 1943.  The Nazis had started occupying the country in 1940.
The book is centered around the resistance to the Nazi occuption and, in particular, the problems of Jews who were being persecuted by the Nazis.  It shows how hard life...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Who occupied Denmark?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Who occupied Denmark?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Ellen grows up, she would like to be an actress.
Ellen is "a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Ellen grows up, she would like to be an actress.
Ellen is "a talented performer; she often play(s) the leading roles in school dramatics".  She has a vivid imagination and the ability to make games of make-believe fun.  When Mrs. Johansen had told Annemarie and Ellen "the entire story of Gone With the Wind in the better days before the Nazis began their oppression in Denmark, the girls were enthralled by the "interesting and romantic"...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Ellen want to be when she grows up in Number the Stars?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does Ellen want to be when she grows up in Number the Stars?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:39:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Annemarie Johansen's uncle is named Henrik.  He is Annemarie's mother's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Annemarie Johansen's uncle is named Henrik.  He is Annemarie's mother's brother.  Uncle Henrik is a fisherman and has a house in the far northern part of Denmark.  From the edge of the meadow which is part of his property, one can see across the water to Sweden.
When the Nazis occupy Denmark during World War II, it is not long before they threaten the lives of the Jewish population there.  The Danish people rally around their Jewish...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:50:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Annemarie Johansen's uncle's name from the book Number the Stars?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is Annemarie Johansen's uncle's name from the book Number the Stars?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:40:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[During the second World War, some people in occupied countries such as...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/number-stars/q-and-a/what-resistance-100545</link>
        <description><![CDATA[During the second World War, some people in occupied countries such as France, The Netherlands, and Denmark resisted Nazi forces. These brave men and women met secretly and planned ways to thwart the German army's efforts to round up Europe's Jews and others.
Many of the techniques described in Lowry's book are historically accurate. Denmark in particular was highly successful in protecting its Jewish population, both by transporting Jews out...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:46:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the resistance?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the resistance?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Grammargator Guide]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Map Identification - Pre-Reading Activity]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Point of View - Activity for Chapters 8-9]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Postcard from Tivoli - Activity for Chapters 4-5]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Of Psalms and Themes - Activity for Chapters 10-11]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Rising Action - Activity for Chapters 16-17]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Setting - Activity for Chapters 6-7]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Symbolism - Activity for Chapters 6-7]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Wartime Rations - Activity for Chapters 16-17]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Writing a Response - Activity for Chapters 10-11]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Author's Purpose - Activity for Chapters 8-9]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[Number the Stars - Characterization - Activity for Chapters 1-3]]></title>
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