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Creative Paperbacks (2011), 32 pages
Description
During World War II, a young German girl's curiosity leads her to discover something far more terrible than the day-to-day hardships and privations that she and her neighbors have experienced.
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LibraryThing member jredway
A story about a young German girl name Rose during World War II. The story starts as the Nazi soldiers begin to come into Rose’s town. As their trucks and tanks roll through the streets, Rose wonders where they are going, until one day she sees the soldier stop and take a boy, a Jewish boy. She
This story is an excellent and realistic view of how a child experiences war and issues like the Holocaust. The young innocent girl wants nothing more than to feed the hungry child, but tragically that desire ends her life. Rose’s death make the story even more real in the readers mind, and I believe children will gain a better grasp on how violent war really is. The author does a great job of creating interest in the story and the pictures give a fantastic view of what that time was like.
This book would be a great accompaniment to a lesson over World War II and the tragedies that occurred during that time. During the course of the lesson the class could read this book to see the war from the other side. Another idea would be to use this book to gain a better understanding of concentration camps under Nazi control. Many children don’t understand what happened in those camps and this book would be a good intro into a unit on the Holocaust.
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carefully follows and discovers the boy was been taken to a concentration camp. Through the bob-wired fence she meets other children and gives them what food she has. Over time, Rose continues to visit the camp to bring food to the starving children, but as the war is ending, Rose makes one final trip and discovers the camp is gone. In its place a fog, home to an advancing troop of new soldiers, mean while Rose’s mother waits in town but Rose never returns.This story is an excellent and realistic view of how a child experiences war and issues like the Holocaust. The young innocent girl wants nothing more than to feed the hungry child, but tragically that desire ends her life. Rose’s death make the story even more real in the readers mind, and I believe children will gain a better grasp on how violent war really is. The author does a great job of creating interest in the story and the pictures give a fantastic view of what that time was like.
This book would be a great accompaniment to a lesson over World War II and the tragedies that occurred during that time. During the course of the lesson the class could read this book to see the war from the other side. Another idea would be to use this book to gain a better understanding of concentration camps under Nazi control. Many children don’t understand what happened in those camps and this book would be a good intro into a unit on the Holocaust.
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LibraryThing member raizel
Although Rose Blanche, a young German girl, could easily, if not comfortably, have survived the war, she ends up sacrificing her life. The narration switches from first person to third about halfway through the book. The pictures, by the illustrator of Erika’s Story, are full of detail and very
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moving. White Rose—Rose Blanche translated into English—is the name of a group of young Germans who resisted the Nazis. Show Less
LibraryThing member EmilyPhilips
Rose Blanche is a story about a young girl who discovers a concentration camp in Nazi Germany and gives the people in the camp food, not knowing that what she is doing is "wrong." This book is good for upper elementary, as it centralizes around a touchy subject of concentration camps. It would be
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great for teaching children about a difficult and emotional time in a less intense manner. Show Less
LibraryThing member meggyweg
Although I thought this was a lovely and poignant story, I wonder whether children of picture-book age would find it as interesting. If you don't have a basic knowledge of the Holocaust you might well get confused, as so much in this narrative is implied rather than said directly, including the
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protagonist's death. Show Less
LibraryThing member TaraThompson
Kids will love how the little girl was
so brave, and the descriptive writting.
And the illustrations have so much detail.
(12+)
so brave, and the descriptive writting.
And the illustrations have so much detail.
(12+)
LibraryThing member EmilyWilhite
Review: This book is a good example of historical fiction because it combines both historical fact and a bit of imagination. During World War II, a young German girl's curiousity leads her to discover something far more terrible than the day-to-day hardships and privations she and her neighbors
Level: Intermediate, Middle School
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have experiened.Level: Intermediate, Middle School
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LibraryThing member Sierra.Kovacs
This book takes place during the Holocaust. Rose, a young German girl, describes what she is witnessing first hand in her hometown while the Nazis are taking over. Rose discovers a concentration camp close to her house and begins to take food to the children who are imprisoned there near the end of
In high school I really enjoyed learning about the Holocaust. I was very interested while reading this book, and I found it very informative.
In the classroom I would use this book to introduce the Holocaust. I would also have the kids discuss what they would’ve if they were in Rose’s shoes. Would they have fed the imprisoned kids (which lead to death) or not feed the kids and know of their suffering?
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the war. Despite all of her good deeds Rose does for those who are kept in the concentration camp, she is killed in the crossfire of the troops. In high school I really enjoyed learning about the Holocaust. I was very interested while reading this book, and I found it very informative.
In the classroom I would use this book to introduce the Holocaust. I would also have the kids discuss what they would’ve if they were in Rose’s shoes. Would they have fed the imprisoned kids (which lead to death) or not feed the kids and know of their suffering?
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LibraryThing member heidikneller
Here is a compelling story of compassion inside the horrors of Nazi Germany. The pictures and text are vivid and intertwined. The writing is strong and emotional. I need to study more the author's reason for the change of voice from first to third person in the middle of the text. This book could
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be used in so many ways to teach reading comprehension strategies. However, I would use caution when bringing the text to the classroom because of the deep emotions evoked. Show Less
LibraryThing member theCajunLibrarian
Rose Blanche is an innocent and curious young girl who observes the transport and confinement of Jewish people in her German hometown. Rose is confused by the events and begins to visit the prisoners. Of course, Rose is witnessing the Holocaust and becomes entangled in the violence.
This story
This story
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serves as a gentle, yet valuable introduction to the Holocaust. Show Less
LibraryThing member kedwards1991
The illustrations are gorgeous, you can really see the emotion in the character's faces. But, I really thought this was a terribly sad book. In my eyes, it seems too graphic for children because there's a lot of death in it, it seemed more of a horror story to me. Children who read or hear this
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story are going to have question I'm not sure they're ready for at the age this book is aimed for. Although I do think readers will pick up on the character's compassion towards others and it also shows the horrors of that time period. Show Less
LibraryThing member RachelPeterson
This story takes place in Germany during World War II. Rose Blanche, is a young girl who takes interest in the new visitors in town. Rose follows the truck, and end up in a concentration camp, she brings foods to the children and keeps them company. One day, Rose disappears and her mother can not
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find her. This book would be good for upper elementary grades, its a great history lesson for children, and has wonderful illustrations. Show Less
LibraryThing member AmyLu
The story takes place during WWII. One day the girl sees a boy being severely mistreated in the street and then thrown into the back of a truck. She follows the truck out to the middle of nowhere and finds all of these starving children behind an electric fence (the concentration camp). She
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befriends them and sneaks them her food every day. When the war is over, she goes to visit her friends and disappears after a shot from a German soldier rings out. The ending is vague, but quite obvious. This book is for older children who are learning about the holocaust. Show Less
LibraryThing member Emily_Cobenais
A little girl describes how her life changes as World War II invades Germany. She finds herself across a barbed wire fence from children in a concentration camp and she is determined to help them even if her family is struggling. The end is tragic. This book is intended for upper elementary
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students with a background on the holocaust. Show Less
LibraryThing member JillSmith23
This story helps children learn about the holocaust from another child's perspective. It uses foreshadowing and suspenseful illustrations to make this a very powerful story. It does a great job of showing what life was like in Germany at that time where there was not enough food, and shows a little
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bit how people in the concentration camps are treated. Show Less
LibraryThing member amcnutt
This story is about a young girl who was growing up in Nazi Germany. Rose saw the concentration camp and ran away. Her mother was looking for her, but she couldn't find her because she had disappeared to the forrest on her own. Her mother never ended up finding her. This story would be used in the
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upper elementary schools to introduce the Nazi Germany time. This would lead into a huge discussion about the historical background of everything that happened in Germany. Show Less
LibraryThing member kaylekatzung
This book is about a little girl who discovers what life is like for some people who are living in concentration camps during the nazi invasion. This is a great book for upper elementary students when learning about the holocaust and what life was like during that time.
LibraryThing member Crystal.Axelson
This book is a great way to teach children about what concentration camps entail and that period in time.
LibraryThing member NatRenschen
Rose Blanche is a well-crafted historical fiction book that offers detail with an attention-getitng plot. This would be a great book for the classroom as it demonstrates a story that was set in an important time period in an important place. This would be a great history lesson mixed with story
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time for kids in grades 2-5. Show Less
LibraryThing member cspine
This book has a very strong message. It teaches children the cold truth about WWII and how death is a realitiy. Through this book you see a lilltle girl feeding children in consentration camps, in the end she dies because of her decision to go back and help them. Her mother also dies while waiting
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for her child to return, she never does. It's a hard book to read, and im not sure if its well suited for a younger child. Show Less
LibraryThing member awoodham93
Rose Blanche has a very deep subject matter, but sends a very powerful message. A young German girl during WW II is confused by what is going on around her, as she sees soldiers and young children being taken in the streets. One day, she decides to follow a truck into the woods, and stumbles upon
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children in a concentration camp. The prison children are nearly starving, and Rose Blanche gives them her bread. Each day after that, she sneaks food to them from her home. One day, allies arrive in her town, and when Rose Blanche returns to the woods she finds the prison children gone. Then a shot is fired, and Rose Blanche never returns home. This book is both powerful and inspiring; Rose Blanche knows in her heart that she must help these children, even though there is hate all around her. This book can teach anyone a lesson about kindness, tradgedy, and the power of the human race. Show Less
LibraryThing member ArielDean
I liked this book because it showed the bravery of a young girl. She followed army trucks to find a concentration camp. Being young she did not know why the people were locked up but she knew she had to do something. She started bringing the people food. One day she was killed. The next picture
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shows what was a dark, foggy field changed to green grass, trees and flowers. This is showing that life goes on. She helped these people as long as she could. The book also switches from first to third person as a way to disconnect the reader from the little girl. We also find out that Rose Blanche was a group of Germans who wanted to do the right thing instead of go along with all the killing. This is a good book for young and older children. Show Less
LibraryThing member MaryEttaJ
This was a great book and very deep. A little girl who was brave and did not know what was going around her. She was feeding some people who were in the concentration camps. At the end she got shot by the army in the fog. It was very sad at the end. While her mother was waiting there were flowers
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growing where she had been shot. She made a difference by helping and she was very curious. Show Less
LibraryThing member bhellmay
The book represents time during life in world war 2, at the beginning from the point of view of a girl, about six, seven years old. In the middle of the book it goes over to a third person narration. In my opinion, the reason for that is creating more distance between the reader and the history. If
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it is a first person narrator, there is a close relation between the book and the reader. As the book ends tragically, I suggest, the author wanted to create distance. The protagonist does not realize why their new friends have to be behind fences, are thin and hungry ( = concentration camp). At the end of the book, the reader has to think a little bit to realize that the author had died. I could imagine using that book when dealing with the topic World War 2 in class. Show Less
LibraryThing member TamaraSmith
This story is pretty deep. The setting of the story is World War 2, a little girl narrates for the first half of the story. She's very young during the war and through her curiosity stumbles onto a concentration camp. She decides to help the people by giving them food. She returns frequently to
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feed the starving prisoners. She returns one day, when the war may be coming to an end, she finds the camp is gone and a soldier shoots believing she is an enemy. Students must come to grips that the young girl may have died in the book. It's a pretty sad story with a bittersweet ending. Show Less
LibraryThing member AleciaDesselle
Rose Blanche, is a beautiful yet sad tale. This story follows a young German girl as she discovers a concentration camp during WWII. Rose does not understand what the camp is, but she does see the need in the people and decides to help. Rose Blanche shows us war and the desire to help those in need
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Subjects
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Winner — 1986)
CCBC Choices (1985)
Original language
English
Original publication date
1985
Physical description
32 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
0898123852 / 9780898123852