On a summer day in 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis. Until the day they arrested her, more than two years later, she kept a diary. ANNE FRANK is the indispensible visual guide to her tragic, but inspiring story. Produced in association with The Anne Frank House and filled with never-before-published snapshots, school pictures, and photos of the diary and the Secret Annex, this elegantly designed album is both a stand-alone introduction to Anne's life and a photographic companion to a classic of Holocaust literature.
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Starred Review. Grade 5 Up—Beginning with a single photograph of the cover of Anne Frank's diary and the quote, "One of my nicest presents," this small, beautifully formatted book is accessible, compelling, and richly pictorial. First published by the Anne Frank House under the title The Story of Anne Frank, the book immediately immerses readers in the girl's life via a series of family photographs, many previously unpublished. Divided chronologically, the accompanying text is enhanced by diary entries, resulting in a historically succinct yet descriptive presentation, even for those who have yet to read her actual diary. As the narrative progresses, the photographs grow thematically darker, including many black-and-white interior shots of the Annex taken a few years after the war, as well as several generic photographs of Jewish families in the concentration camps. The center of the book provides the most immediate experience of Anne's diary, with a series of full-page color photographs that are presented without commentary or translation. The miracle of Otto Frank's survival will not be lost on children as they view the haunting photo of him standing alone in the attic of the Anne Frank House on the day of its opening to the public in 1960. Even for those collections where Anne Frank is well represented, this is a moving and valuable book that creates a memorable introduction to both Anne's diary and her short, yet meaningful life.—Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Library END
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*Starred Review* Both authoritative and accessible, this small square book, published in conjunction with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and translated from the Dutch, offers the feel of an intense museum visit. Short quotes from Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl, printed in bold type, are interspersed throughout the clear narrative, which covers both World War II history and the Frank family’s personal story. The heavily illustrated pages feature news photos of Nazi train transports and concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where Anne died; pages from Frank’s scrapbook, featuring pictures of herself, her family, and the movie stars she loved; excerpts from the Diary, in Frank’s handwriting; and photos of the Secret Annex, including the movable bookcase that hid the entrance and the now-empty rooms, stripped of furnishings as the Nazi raid left them; still visible, though, are the lines scratched on the wall where Frank’s parents marked her height as she grew up in hiding. Readers will be enthralled by the intimate details and by the ongoing mystery of who betrayed the family, and they will want to talk about the heartbreaking quote from Otto Frank, who, after reading the Diary, realized that he never knew his daughter. With the additions of a map, a bibliography, and historical notes, this is a must for Diary readers and for the Holocaust curriculum. Grades 6-12. --Hazel Rochman
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This Book Left Me Speechless,
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This review is from: Anne Frank: Her life in words and pictures from the archives of The Anne Frank House (Paperback)
ANNE FRANK: HER LIFE IN WORDS AND PICTURES, with its numerous and beautifully displayed photographs and helpful narrative of Anne Frank, her family, and their life before, during and after "the secret annex" left me gasping for breath at the end. The book allows you to look at Anne's handwritten diary entries, her self-captioned family photographs and photos of both inside and outside the secret annex. The authors have interspersed Anne's own diary entries, with thoughtful background material. The pictures of "the helpers" and the background notes enrich this sad (and yet, somehow ever hopeful) story. This would be a challenging read (due to the subject matter and a couple of the concentration camp photos) for younger middle school readers, but is a perfect choice for 7th or 8th graders (and older.) This book will stay in my mind for a long, long time.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Those we lost,
By Erica Bell (Washington State) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anne Frank: Her life in words and pictures from the archives of The Anne Frank House (Paperback)
This hand-size little book whispers--rather than shouts--the obvious: that the Franks and their friends were real people, with busy, complicated lives filled with promise. The girls were like new shoots springing up into the sunshine over the years: Margot's growing long legs, Anne's constant, lopsided grin. Anne's mother wasn't the dullard of the Diary here, but instead,a housewife holidaying on the beach, or walking with her children in the street, or posing for a passport photo. In short, if you're female, like you and me.
There have been other photo albums of the Franks published over the years, but I like this one best. Its diminutive size reminds us of the small lives, repeated into the millions, who succumbed against their will. But more, this book isn't voyeuristic. The Van Pels and Peter, the dentist Pfeffer and the Franks--and the men and women who helped them--are all here in pictures startling in their clarity, and charming in their portrayal of the everydayness of life. They could have been snapshots from yesterday. And one last thing. History seems to have dismissed both Margot and Edith Frank---Margot because she was a private person and lacked something of Anne's charisma, and Edith because Anne herself dismissed her mother for many years. Here in this book, they're real, and involved, and alive. People who are unsettled by Anne's posthumous fame (millions died, after all, not just Anne) will be comforted by this. This small book would be a generous gift to anyone, child or adult alike, who wants to know more about Anne and her family.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A pictorial history of Anne and her family,
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This review is from: Anne Frank: Her life in words and pictures from the archives of The Anne Frank House (Paperback)
I clearly remember reading Anne Frank's diary for the first time: I was in fourth grade and we had just studied the Holocaust in school. My mom had a copy of the diary from when she was young, and I poured over the words of this girl from not so long ago and was mesmerized by her story. Ever since, I have been deeply interested and affected by so many people's stories from that dark period in history. I always come back to the story of Anne Frank, though, and this new book released from the arch...more I clearly remember reading Anne Frank's diary for the first time: I was in fourth grade and we had just studied the Holocaust in school. My mom had a copy of the diary from when she was young, and I poured over the words of this girl from not so long ago and was mesmerized by her story. Ever since, I have been deeply interested and affected by so many people's stories from that dark period in history. I always come back to the story of Anne Frank, though, and this new book released from the archives of the Anne Frank House is such a wonderful tribute to her diary and her life.
The book is primarily a pictorial history of the life of Anne Frank and her family, beginning with photos of her parents' wedding in 1925. An amazingly large amount of the Frank family's family photos were somehow preserved throughout the hiding process and the subsequent discovery of their hiding place in 1944. Interspersed with the pictures are quotes from Anne's diary and various commentaries on the photos. This book is a great stand-alone introduction to Anne Frank and also a helpful companion to the diary and to those who are already familiar with her life. It is a powerful reminder of all the lives, all the families, that were destroyed in the Holocaust. Anne Frank put a face on the more than 1 million children who perished under Hitler's regime.
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