Who Was Anne Frank?
Ann Abramson
Language: English
Pages: 112
ISBN: 0448444828
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank? looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography written in a way that is appropriate and accessible for younger readers.
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sister, Margot. The Franks led a comfortable life. There was a nanny to help Mrs. Frank. The family had nice clothes and good food. Anne had her own little sandbox to play in. Their apartment in Frankfurt was full of books. Otto Frank was many years older than his wife. In many ways they were opposites. Otto was tall and thin; Edith was plump. Otto loved being around people. He was high-spirited and outgoing. Edith was shy and quiet. Otto loved to read to his daughters. He also made up
serious and mild-mannered, Anne was moody and had a temper. But she was also lively and full of fun. Both sisters had dark shining hair, large eyes, and lovely smiles. The Frank family was Jewish. They followed certain customs and went to pray at their synagogue on important days. They celebrated some Jewish holidays but not all of them. There were Jewish practices that they chose not to follow. Many of Anne and Margot’s friends in the neighborhood were not Jewish. They sometimes came to the
CONCENTRATION CAMP WAS A DEATH SENTENCE. THEY ALSO KNEW THAT THERE WAS NO HOPE OF DEFEATING THE NAZIS. THEY HAD HARDLY ANY WEAPONS, AND THEY WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THE GHETTO. YET THEY CHOSE TO FIGHT ANYWAY. AND THEY MANAGED TO HOLD OUT AGAINST THE ENEMY FOR ALMOST A MONTH. OF THE SIXTY THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVING THERE, SEVEN THOUSAND DIED In THE UPRISING. OF THOSE WHO REMAINED, FIFTY THOUSAND WERE CAPTURED AND SENT TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS. TODAY THERE ARE MEMORIALS TO THE HEROES OF THE WARSAW GHETTO In
and Peter. They hoped to return to school very shortly. Later on they taught themselves shorthand, which is a type of speed writing. With so many people packed into the Secret Annex, quarrels broke out. It surprised Anne that the grown-ups argued so much. Of course, sometimes the arguments were about Anne. Peter’s parents thought Anne was spoiled. So did Mr. Pfeffer. Edith Frank argued with her younger daughter more than ever. But even if they were boiling mad at one another, nobody could
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