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"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."

This book is an excellent resource for discussing tolerance, courage, and the importance of keeping historical memory alive. Students can write about the power of words and how they can make a difference.

This biography tells the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis during World War II and wrote a diary that would become one of the most important pieces of literature about the Holocaust. This biography tells the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis during World War II and wrote a diary that would become one of the most important pieces of literature about the Holocaust.

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.“

In the classroom, this book can be linked to discussions about empathy, the importance of human rights, and the consequences of intolerance, providing a foundation for deeper conversations about social justice and history.

This book is a historical biography published in 2007 that belongs to the genre of children's nonfiction. This engaging book tells the story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who went into hiding during World War II to escape the Nazis and chronicled her experiences in her famous diary.

This B picture book would be a great supplemental reading for a history lesson involving Anne Frank. It could be used as a partner read as a hook for a history lesson. https://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/who-should-teach-discipli... #UCFLAE3414SP21

An excellent introduction to Anne Frank and her story. Well written with care. I‘m not sure what age is the target for this but unless you are ready for some heavy conversations or your child already is at the mental state to grasp and understand a lot of what this brings up I would recommend 4th grade (9 yrs) and older.
So far in all of The Who/What books this is in my top 3 for how it was written and the information provided. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This biography reminds me of the “Diary of Anne Frank“ book, but with easier to understand language. It uses past personal experiences in history to help children understand what happened.

I would use this book in a second grade classroom because it is a starting chapter book. It also is when we could start talking about the holacaust.

“A short life-even a very short life-can be full of meaning.“

“He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!“

I would read this book to my classroom when introducing my students to history and Hitler and the nazis and how Ann Frank was a significant young woman in the hiding of Jewish people and her diaries.

This biography book is all about the life of Ann Frank. Ann Frank wrote in a diary about her life and family's life hiding from Hitler and the Nazis. This biography uncovers her life before the secret annex and the traumas of hiding. Maps and visuals in the biography provide historical references in a way where young children will find fascinating.

“The Franks hoped that this meant that Hitler would be defeated. Soon the nightmare would end and life would go back to normal.“

This is a good transition book for those who plan on advancing their reading levels, as you can introduce then the diary of Anne Frank following this book.

Published in 2007, this biography is full of information that is great to tie into a history unit. I think that since it is packed full of serious content that it is better for the middle childhood age group. This book touches on the discrimination of the Jewish community during the rise of Hitler. This story explains how Anne had to go into hiding for 2 years.

This wonderful easy-to-read biography of Anne Frank brought me right back to Amsterdam where I got to visit the Anne Frank House back in May! This book was flooded with so much detail of her life before and during the secret annex and what it was like to be in hiding during the Holocaust. IR would be a great teaching strategy as students who have a desire to learn more about this time in history will have freedom of choice to pick this book up!

Just finished reading this with the kids. What an amazing young woman Anne Frank was. I loved that my 2 elementary school aged kids were so captivated by her story.

This emotional captivating novel “Who Was Anne Frank” is a great biography for students to read during IR as well as PR. In her captivating diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams of hers as Hitler brought her childhood to an end. Her and her family were then forced into hiding.

The kids and I generally enjoy the "Who Was" series. This is a nice intro to Anne Frank for those who aren't ready to read the diary yet. (I still cried a few times though)