Book Descriptions
for Anne Frank by Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Beginning with an extract from her diary, the story of Anne Frank’s life is told in the context of Nazi Germany, from the time she is born until she and her family go into hiding in Amsterdam and then are arrested. Life in the crowded annex is recounted as Anne writes her “most private thoughts” into her diary (n.p.). Detailed, realistic illustrations capture the mood and tone of the text and convey dark times in subtle, somber colors. One dramatic full page illustration shows Anne being led away by Nazis, with her face looking directly outward toward readers. A chronology is provided . hc
Originally published by Hutchinson Great Britain, in 2005.
From the Publisher
Anne Frank's diary telling the story of her years in hiding from the Nazis has affected millions of people. But what was she like as a small girl, at home with her family and friends; at play and at school? In the first half of the book we meet Anne as a small child growing up with her family in Germany. Then we follow her flight to Holland to escape the Nazis; the German invasion and the gradual isolation, then outright persecution, of the Jewish population which forces the family into hiding; the years in the Secret Annex; and her last heart-breaking journey.
Told with haunting, meticulously researched illustrations, this is the ideal introduction to Anne Frank's story.