No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
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AlbakiReads Editorial A childhood memoir shaped by war, hiding, and memory
A childhood memoir shaped by war, hiding, and memory
Anita Lobel recounts the wartime upheaval that began when Nazi forces entered her Kraków home during World War II. Barely five at the outset, she and her brother move through a series of precarious circumstances with their nanny, including the countryside, a ghetto, and a convent. The book frames these experiences alongside Lobel’s later life in the United States, where making pictures became central to her work. Her return to these memories gives the memoir its organizing thread: a child’s experience of displacement and survival, considered from a distance of many years.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Young readers exploring firsthand accounts of World War II
- Readers interested in Holocaust history through personal memoir
- Readers seeking biographies of artists shaped by childhood experience
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World War IIHolocaust and persecutionChildhood survivalDisplacementMemory and art
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Book Overview Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Kraków, Poland. Her life changed forev...
Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War II began and the Nazis burst into her home in Kraków, 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.
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.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 288 | Language: English | Publisher: COLLINS | ISBN: 006156589X
FormatPaperback
Pages288
LanguageEnglish
ISBN006156589X
EAN9780061565892
PublisherCOLLINS
Publication Date2008-09-16
EditionReissue
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Age Group9-12 years
Weight0.5 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.3 Inches
Height0.7 Inches
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