The Children of Topaz

Download or read book The Children of Topaz written by Michael O Tunnell and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon the diary of a third-grade class of Japanese-American children being held with their families in an internment camp during World War II, The Children of Topaz gives a detailed portrait of daily life in the camps where Japanese-Americans were taken during the war. There are many primary source documents including the children’s drawings, maps of the camp, and photographs depicting the harsh, wartime attitudes toward these families.