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From: Focus on Language Arts (Classroom connections) Telling Their Own Stories. In this autobiography, Lobel,
a prolific author illustrator, tells of going into hiding during World
War II in a futile attempt to escape the Nazis, and her eventual reunion
with family members after surviving a concentration camp. In addition to
chronicling her war experiences, this riveting autobiography also tells
how Lobel discovered her talent for drawing. |
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From Kirkus Reviews , September 1, 1998 A haunting look back by Lobel, a Polish Jew who ``was born far, far away, on a bloody continent at a terrible time. Full Review |
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From Booklist , August 19, 1998 Grades 6-12: The truth of the child's viewpoint is the strength of this Holocaust survivor story, told with physical immediacy and no "pride of victimhood." Full Review |