The King of Children: The Life and Death of Janusz Korczak
The tragic story of Janusz Korczak, who chose to perish in Treblinka rather than abandon the  Jewish orphans in his care, was aNew York TimesNotable Book of the Year in 1988. The new  paperback edition includes a passionate introduction byElie Wieselthat sets the tone for the inspiring  saga of a man who introduced progressive orphanages in his native Poland, defended children's rights in  court, and wrote classic works of children's literature and child psychology. Korczak lives as a moral  exemplar in this fine biography.