The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank
€ 49,95
Told through the warm lens of a beloved pet, The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank captures the life of a young girl filled with promise in a way that young readers can appreciate and understand, with art by the NY Times bestselling illustrator of I DISSENT!
Where brought Anne her cat Moortje on the morning wenn the family went into hiding ?
When Mouschi the cat goes with his boy, Peter, to a secret annex, he meets a girl named Anne. Bright, kind and loving, Anne dreams of freedom and of becoming a writer whose words change the world. But Mouschi, along with Anne and her family and friends, must stay hidden, hoping for the war to end and for a better future.
Told from the perspective of the cat who actually lived with Anne Frank in the famous Amsterdam annex, this poignant book paints a picture of a young girl who wistfully dreams of a better life for herself and her friends, tentatively wonders what mark she might leave on the world, and, above all, adamantly believes in the goodness of people. Accompanied by beautiful, vivid art, this book is a perfect introduction to a serious topic for younger readers, especially at a time when respect and inclusion are so important.
Praise for The Cat Who Lived With Anne Frank:
"This gentle introduction to one of the darkest times in modern history . . . can also provide a starting point for more in-depth study, reading, and discussion." --School Library Journal
"A gentle but effective introduction to one aspect of the Holocaust, and to this well-known family. . . . an independent read for those at the upper end of the age range. It is an excellent resource for introducing the Holocaust in classrooms." --Jewish Book CouncilShortly before Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis, she gave some of her toys to a non-Jewish girlfriend who lived in the building next door.
Where brought Anne her cat Moortje on the morning wenn the family went into hiding ?
Anne geeft net als sommige andere Joodse kinderen speelgoed weg voordat zij moet onderduiken. Ze laat een aantal dierbare spullen achter bij haar buurmeisje Toosje Kupers, zoals een kindertheeserviesje.
‘Ik denk dat zij, misschien wel op aanraden van haar ouders dingen die zij belangrijk vond weg moest doen. Want anders dan gingen er andere mensen mee aan de haal en dat was niet nodig.’
Toosje Buiteman-Kupers, 23 oktober 2009
Zij heeft de spullen altijd bewaard en in 2014 aan het Anne Frank Huis geschonken.
The Anne Frank House Museum says the toys have now been recovered and Anne's toys will go on display.
The neighbor, Toosje Kupers, kept the marbles along with a tea set and a book. It was only when Kupers, 83, was moving last year that she thought to mention the marbles to the museum.
Kupers told Dutch national broadcaster NOS that she didn't consider the marbles that special. She said shortly before the Frank family left the square they both lived on, the Merwedeplein, Anne approached her for a favor.
"'I'm worried about my marbles, because I'm scared they might fall into the wrong hands,'" Kupers said Anne told her. "'Could you keep them for me for a little while?'"
Anne and Toosje, frequent playmates in each other's homes and on the square, couldn't have known that Anne wouldn't be coming back.
On July 6, 1942, about two years after the beginning of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, the Frank family went into hiding in a concealed apartment above a warehouse. They told everyone but a small circle of helpers that they were going to stay with family in Switzerland.
The Kupers also took Anne's cat Moortje at that time.
In August 1944, the Frank family was betrayed, arrested and deported.
Anne died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945. Her diary was recovered and published after the war by her father Otto, the only member of the family to survive. It has become the most widely read document to emerge from the Holocaust.
Illustrated edition (5 Feb. 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 40 pages
9781524741501
Reading age : 4 - 8 years
Dimensions : 26.16 x 0.71 x 23.37 cm