Anne Frank Writes Words of Hope: Courageous Kid of World War II

by Debbie Vilardi, Christian Papazoglakis (Illustrator)

Overview

In 1933, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany. The Nazis terribly persecuted Jews and other groups of people. They murdered millions of Jews across Europe during World War II. A pre-teen girl named Anne Frank and her family managed to hide from the Nazis for two years. During this time, Anne wrote about her experiences almost every day in her diary. Discover the courage of Anne and her family during one of the most horrific times in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666334197
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	Courageous Kids
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,152,637
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	GN690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Debbie Vilardi is a freelance editor and author of over twenty leveled readers, including two books in the Superhuman Feats series published by Capstone Press in 2019. She’s also the author of poems, short stories, and personal essays for children and adults. Her most recent publication “Aunt Esther’s Coat” (Mishpacha Jr, 2020) has Jewish themes and is based on her family’s history in New York City during the depression. Debbie also copy edits science and technology articles for Front Vision, a Chinese magazine for young adults published by Xiaoduo Media. Debbie lives on Long Island with her husband and two teens.

Table of Contents

The Rise of Nazism 4

Unwanted Jews 6

In Hiding 10

Changes and Fears 16

1944 20

Anne's Lasting Legacy 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Features young, diverse historical figures in empowering roles, aligning with Capstone's mission that "Reading Is For Everyone!";

Editorial Reviews

Folks who think that graphic novels don’t hold as much content as traditional texts have another thing coming with the Courageous Kids series. These new entries examine the lives of brave young people in history while providing ample context for the events and social conditions each had to confront. Though the books have different illustrators, the artwork in each is realistic and incorporates significant historic details. In Anne Frank Writes Words of Hope, readers spend time with Frank in Amsterdam before and after she goes into hiding, absorbing information about the Nazi party’s antisemitic agenda and Frank’s lasting legacy along the way. Jim Crow laws and white supremacy are addressed through the lens of desegregating schools in the American South in both The Little Rock Nine Challenge Segregation and Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat. The former follows the first Black students chosen to attend Arkansas’ Central High School as they bravely faced hateful crowds and the court system for their right to education. Similarly, Ruby Bridges describes how young Bridges broke New Orleans’ color barrier as a first grader, despite massive resistance to integration by the public and elected officials. Mary Anning Breaks New Ground offers many fascinating insights into the life of this renowned fossil hunter in addition to highlighting the challenges she faced as a self-taught woman pursuing a scientific career.

Booklist - Julia Smith

11/01/2022

Gr 3–6—These four graphic novels tell the stories of outstanding young people of the past. In Mary Anning Breaks New Ground, readers learn of Anning's discoveries of prehistoric fossils along the English coast, her research, and her struggles to be recognized by the male-dominated Geologic Society. Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat details the struggles of the six-year-old girl who broke school racial barriers in 1960 New Orleans. The Little Rock Nine Challenge Segregation provides a suspenseful account of the events surrounding the integration of Little Rock, Arkansas's Central High School. Anne Frank Writes Words of Hope provides readers with a look at her life inside the annex while hiding from the Nazis. Colorful drawings tell the story as much as the text and will attract visual learners. The information provided is good and the detailed narratives in Ruby Bridges and The Little Rock Nine are engrossing; readers will anxiously turn the pages to see how events unfold. Dinosaur fans will appreciate Anning's opportunity to find and research so many fossils. Those unfamiliar with Frank's story will find her an inspiration as someone who managed living in a constant state of fear and uncertainty. VERDICT Given the graphic form of these books along with perennial classroom topics, these books should do well in libraries and attract those who like the pictures to inform as well as the text.

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