A review by nerfherder86
The Magician of Auschwitz by Kathy Kacer

3.0

Picture book true story of Werner Reich, a boy in the Auschwitz concentration camp who meets Herbert Lewin, a magician before the war. Lewin, who performed as "Nivelli," teaches Werner card tricks that he (Lewin) has to perform for the guards or be punished. He helps Werner survive his time in the camp. They both survive the war. Beautiful black and white and blue-toned illustrations (charcoal?). Afterword tells the full story and what happened to them after the war, and has photos of them before and after. Last page gives general info on Auschwitz.