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

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

Suitable for 9 – 11 years

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As heard on The Jeremy Vine Show

As heard on The Cerys Matthews Show

“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

Product Details

Catalogue number

4212 in Schools Catalogue 2024/25

ISBN

9781406386752

Publisher

Walker Books Ltd

Date published

December 5th, 2019

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  • 128 pages

Condition

New

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