Product Description

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? And how did an ordinary little girl come to live such an extraordinary and tragically short life? 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #653944 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 40 pages

Review
" "Exquisitely and imaginatively illustrated, this is a sensitive retelling of the moving story of Anne Frank" - Jacqueline Wilson "Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett produce a very different kind of classic. Snow White and Joan of Arc are two books that every child should have. Everything here is perfect - tone, composition, imagination and mood. Barrett's... Joan of Arc is given a medieval feeling that conveys the idealism and painful youth of its heroine" - Independent on Sunday "Barrett's illustrations interact with Poole's spare yet poetic account to create a truly stunning picture book in which the enigma of this charismatic, driven girl is poignantly evoked" - Books for Keeps on Joan of Arc "Words and images complement each other with strength and grace" - TES on Snow White"

From the Inside Flap
Anne Frank
A picture-book biography
The story of Anne Frank begins with an ordinary luttle girl, someone you might sit next to in class . . .
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? As she grew up, what drove her to write so vividly about her life? And why did that life end so tragically - so soon?
With a compelling text and haunting, meticulously researched illustrations, Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett bring Anne's story to younger children, vividly evoking the spirit of a lively, imaginative little girl caught up in extraordinary circumstances. An exemplary picture book.
Praise for Josephine Poole and Angela Barrett
"Everything here is perfect - tone, composition, imagination and mood" Independent on Snow White
"Barrett's illustrations interact with Poole's spare yet poetic account to create a truly stunning picture book" Books for Keeps on Joan of Arc

About the Author
Josephine Poole was born in London. Her first children's book, A Dream in the House was published by Hutchinson in 1961, after the birth of her second child, and she has continued to published highly acclaimed children's book ever since. She lives in Somerset with her husband. Angela Barrett studied illustration at the Royal College of Art and after graduating in 1980, she began an acclaimed career in children's book illustration. Angela was winner of the Smarties Award in 1988. She lives in London.

Customer Reviews

A must for budding children's writiers
I have purchased this book for the Creative Writing degree I am taking. It is an excellent example of good non-fiction writing for children.
I found it a child friendly introduction to Anne Frank and a top class adaptation of the diary.
The illustrations are very effective and I would recommend history teachers at KS2 to look at this version.