Title: Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told The World Her Story
Author: Ann Kramer
Publisher: National Geographic
Genre: Biography
Number of Pages: 64 pages
Discovery of Book: Library Catalog
Reading Level:
Awards: Horn Book, School Library Journal
Summary: The biography Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told The World Her Story is about the famous Jewish Holocaust journal keeper, Anne Frank. This book takes readers through the beginning of Anne's life, the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany, The Frank's family struggle to stay hidden within a small room, to Anne's unfortunate and untimely death in Aushwitz concentration camp. Each page is intact with striking photographs of the time period and enticing information about the life and death of a powerful young girl.
Personal Connection: Having read The Diary of Anne Frank, I had some significant background about the life of this extraordinary girl. However, this biography about Anne Frank has allowed me to gain a deeper understanding about the trials and tribulations of a girl who was once living a content life. Reading about her discovery and deportation brought tears to the eyes, despite this book being non-fiction. Knowing that she was ripped apart from her family and friends, had her hair shaved off, and was left to wonder when she would be sent to the gas chambers was an intense, yet informative read.
Evaluation/Analysis: Anne Frank is an excellent book to introduce middle school students to this brave young journaler. The readability is about a 6th grade level, allowing most students to understand the powerful words on the page. This book would be a fantastic way to show students the true life of Anne before reading the play, Diary of Anne Frank. Students would be able to gain important background knowledge that could lead them to a better comprehension of the play and enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the events of the Holocaust. This book would certainly help to facilitate students ability to critically analyze if the Holocaust could truly be considered a holocaust.
Author: Ann Kramer
Publisher: National Geographic
Genre: Biography
Number of Pages: 64 pages
Discovery of Book: Library Catalog
Reading Level:
Awards: Horn Book, School Library Journal
Summary: The biography Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told The World Her Story is about the famous Jewish Holocaust journal keeper, Anne Frank. This book takes readers through the beginning of Anne's life, the rise of Hitler and Nazi Germany, The Frank's family struggle to stay hidden within a small room, to Anne's unfortunate and untimely death in Aushwitz concentration camp. Each page is intact with striking photographs of the time period and enticing information about the life and death of a powerful young girl.
Personal Connection: Having read The Diary of Anne Frank, I had some significant background about the life of this extraordinary girl. However, this biography about Anne Frank has allowed me to gain a deeper understanding about the trials and tribulations of a girl who was once living a content life. Reading about her discovery and deportation brought tears to the eyes, despite this book being non-fiction. Knowing that she was ripped apart from her family and friends, had her hair shaved off, and was left to wonder when she would be sent to the gas chambers was an intense, yet informative read.
Evaluation/Analysis: Anne Frank is an excellent book to introduce middle school students to this brave young journaler. The readability is about a 6th grade level, allowing most students to understand the powerful words on the page. This book would be a fantastic way to show students the true life of Anne before reading the play, Diary of Anne Frank. Students would be able to gain important background knowledge that could lead them to a better comprehension of the play and enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the events of the Holocaust. This book would certainly help to facilitate students ability to critically analyze if the Holocaust could truly be considered a holocaust.
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