by Judith Kerr
ISBN: 9780007274772
Interest Level by Scholastic: Gr.3-5 Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.5.1
IL by AR: Upper Grade RL by AR: Gr.5.7
Lexile: 940L DRA: 60 Guided Reading(Fountas and Pinnell): X
Age: 10+ UK Equivalent: Upper Key Stage 2 Theme: Holocaust
Type: Chapter Book, UK Book Genre: Historical Fiction
Synopsis: Nine-year-old Anna is living in Germany, and the year is 1933. It is
one of the country's most troubled eras. But she's too busy with her
schoolwork and friends to notice Adolf Hitler's face glaring from
political posters plastered all over Berlin. And she's never even paid
much attention to the fact that she's Jewish. Being Jewish, she thought,
was just something that you inherited from your parents and
grandparents, like the color of your hair. One day, she is forced to
take notice. Her father is unaccountably, horrifyingly missing. Soon
after, she and her brother, Max, are hurried out of Germany by their
mother with alarming secrecy that Anna does not fully understand.
At last, they are reunited in Switzerland, and Anna and family embark
on an adventure that extends over the course of several years, and over
the borders of many countries. Along the way, they learn new languages,
new customs, how to cope with confusion, and how to be poor. They are
refugees, and Anna soon discovers that it requires special skills to
stay a few steps ahead of the Nazis.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit avoids most of the details of the actual Holocaust. Instead it provides young readers with a gentle, yet important introduction to a devastating chapter in world history. (Credits to Scholastic)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit avoids most of the details of the actual Holocaust. Instead it provides young readers with a gentle, yet important introduction to a devastating chapter in world history. (Credits to Scholastic)
