The Missing The True Story of My Family in World War II by Michael Rosen

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197mm x 128mm x 8mm

Pages: 128

GêùGêùGêùAs heard on The Jeremy Vine ShowGêùGêùGêù GêùGêùGêùAs heard on The Cerys Matthews ShowGêùGêùGêù 'Michael Rosen is a master of pace and clarity... Essential reading.' - The Times, Children's Book of the Week 'Five stars ... extraordinary and affecting. ' - The Telegraph, Children's Book of the Week 'Rosen handles the difficult topic as sensitively and thoughtfully as you would expect, always writing in a straightforward and accessible way for children.' - BookTrust, the UK's largest reading charity A personal, powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children's authors. 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, poetry, maps and pictures. 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 traveled 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. Supported and checked by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education. 'Fascinating, chilling and poignantly personal' - Financial Times 'The Missing may ostensibly concern the Holocaust but, as Rosen makes clear, this is a book about facing down prejudice, defying those who would sow the seeds of hatred and opening our arms to those in need.' - Independent