The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II: eBook (Reflowable)
A personal, powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children’s authors.
“Rosen shows children every shade of life – dark and gloomy or bright and dazzling.” Guardian
By turns charming, shocking and heart-breaking, this is the true story of Michael Rosen’s search for his relatives who “went missing” during the Second World War – told through prose and poetry. When Michael was growing up, stories often hung in the air about his great-uncles: one was a clock-mender and the other a dentist. They were there before the war, his dad would say, and weren’t after. Over many years, Michael tried to find out exactly what happened: he interviewed family members, scoured the internet, pored over books and travelled to America and France. The story he uncovered was one of terrible persecution – and it has inspired his poetry for years since. Here, poems old and new are balanced against an immensely readable narrative; both an extraordinary account and a powerful tool for talking to children about the Holocaust.
“One of our most popular children’s authors … Michael Rosen has a talent for saying much in the simplest way.” The Times
Categories: Ebooks
For readers aged: 10+
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Format: Reflowable
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ISBN: 9781406396300
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Published: 12 Dec 2019
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Price: £6.99