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The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II

The True Story of My Family in World War II

by Michael Rosen
Hardback
Age range: 10+ years old Publication Date: 01/03/2020

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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 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.

ISBN:
9781406386752
9781406386752
Category:
History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
10+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-03-2020
Publisher:
Walker Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
128
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x9mm
Weight:
0.2kg
Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular authors for children. His bestselling titles published by Walker Books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt, A Great Big Cuddle, Little Rabbit Foo Foo, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, Tiny Little Fly and What Is Poetry?.

Michael received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children’s literature in 1997, and was the Children’s Laureate from 2007 to 2009. He is a distinguished critic and academic, Professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

He also presents radio programmes for the BBC, and is a political commentator. Michael lives in London.

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