| No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War Contributor(s): Lobel, Anita (Author) |
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ISBN: 006156589X ISBN-13: 9780061565892 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A finalist for the National Book Award, Lobel's unforgettable memoir paints a disturbing picture of a child hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Lobel has spent her life as an author and illustrator of picture books. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Holocaust - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 34774 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Krak w, Poland. Her life changed forever. She spent her childhood in hiding with her brother and their nanny, moving from countryside to ghetto to convent--where the Nazis finally caught up with them. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita has spent her life makingpictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lobel, Anita: - Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City. |