Anne Frank

National Geographic Readers: Level 3

by Alexandra Zapruder

Anne Frank is one of the first of many National Geographic Readers that highlight important historical figures. This level-3 reader brings an understanding of her historical significance to a whole new audience. Young readers will learn about the brave and tragic life of the young girl whose diary kept while in hiding from Nazis is one of the most important and insightful books of the World War II era. National Geographic Readers: Anne Frank explores not just the diary, but her life and the important role she played in 20th-century history.

Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Holocaust, World War II, Childrens, Picture Books

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 6, 2013

About the author

Alexandra Zapruder was on the founding staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and was writer and co-producer of I'm Still Here, an award-winning documentary for young people based on Salvaged Pages.

Reviews

[Anne Dulzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Biography
Unique Feature: Something really cool that this book did was made a really hard and scary subject, available for students to learn about. It offers them a safe way to learn about what children their age felt and did during world war two when being victims of such a hateful and hurtful time.
Grade levels: Although students probably won't understand everything that was happening in the time, this is a great way for students to be introduced to world war two in a easy way. Because of this I think this would be a good book for 4th graders or early 5th grade.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it well-rounded, and even though the demographic is clearly intended for children, it didn't diminish the "serious topic" factor. Cool book!

I'm honestly surprised that this book was as "dark" as it was. This was bound to be sad and filled with tragedy because it is about Anne Frank, of course.

The book dove off and started talking about the Holocaust as well, which is a good thing and I would've thought less of it had it not.

[Jane His Wife · Rating 5 out of 5]

The is a great snippet about Anne Frank and the war. It gives words to know with definitions throughout the book. It also introduces you to six other people who kept diaries during the war. There is a glossary in the back as well.

[Lilli Gilliam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The genre is biography.
This book is about Anne Frank and her life.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to Anne Frank and the events of the Holocaust.

[Denise L Mayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a good book and and tells a story.

[Annora · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Holocaust has always been something that I read about and this is a very good introduction to the subject for younger readers.

[Linda Hodel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for this reading level - brief but accurate description of WW2

[Rosie Mcclendon]

Has the story started at the right place?

Yes, the story starts at the very beginning which helps us understand everything going on and why it is happening. For example, the author "Alexandra Zapruder" starts off the book asking the question who is Anne Frank and goes on to tell who shes was, when she was born, what religion she is, how old she as when Adolf Hitler took power in Germany and so on, everything is put into perfect sequence allowing the reader to understand her every step of the way and follow along with no questions left at the end.

Does each character sound different?

Even though this books main focus is on Anne Frank it is still also about Hitler and her family and the guards. They Jews and the Germans even though we are all people back then they made it seem like they were very different as if the Jews where monsters and deserved nothing but the worst. For example, Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems, the Germans made life horrible for anyone who didn't fit in. Jews where no longer allowed to own bikes, go to movies, or walk in parks, the Jews lived in fear of being arrested, beaten, or killed! This shows how horrible the Germans were and how different they were from each other the Jews were like animals and the Germans were like gods.. sadly.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a biography aimed for children in elementary school. The book details the story of Anne Frank. This is an ebook. It includes pertinent vocabulary, an index, and a picture glossary. I gave this book a 5 because of its subject matter and presentation. I thought it was a well organized book that did well with maintaining attention and focus. The way the pages are organized makes it an easy read, but still informative. I particularly like the picture glossary at the end. The pictures in the entire book are realistic and interesting. The text is not too complex, but it includes important vocabulary with definitions as needed and pronunciations when needed. The book includes timelines, maps, and a lot of other relevant information such as the names of other diary writers. I think this book is appealing to young readers from a historical aspect. I think there is just so much unspeakable horror that happened so recently that children would be interested immediately, because of how unbelievable it is. I think this book would be useful in teaching children about the background of World War II and how it affected so many people. I think children could especially connect since the story of Anne Frank is about a child, not an adult.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have read Anne Frank's Diary twice. Once as a young adult, and then as an older lady. I related to Anne the first time, and then to the adults the second reading. I have been reading the National Geographic Kids books lately, and found Anne Frank among them. I decided to see how the subject was treated for children. It was rather fun to read how children used to play, since that is how I grew up. The book tells a little about Anne's life in Germany, and then how they fled to Holland. When the German's invaded Holland, the Frank's went into hiding in the attic of Mr. Frank's warehouse. Four of his employee's helped to hide them, and to bring them food and other things. Anne kept a diary, and described what it was like to hide. The book showed pictures a concentration camp, and of prisoner's being found and freed. It tells of the Holocaust Museum, a wax museum, and the Anne Frank Museum, where the family hid. One page gives short descriptions of other children, who kept diaries during World War II. The last page is a review of words and concepts. This is a good book.

[Doren Damico · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book combines excerpts from Anne’s diary with historical and biographical details. It gives a good summary of the historical climate that forced Anne Frank and her family to hide for two years in a warehouse annex. There are photographs, maps, diagrams, and timelines to support acquisition of information. Two elements I really liked were: “6 Other Young Writers,” which tells about other diaries chronicling similar challenges. I also like the “Words to Know” boxes which define words such as defeat, segregate, liberate, and holocaust. The book has a visual glossary and an index.

See enhancement resources and links, as well as 9 other reviews of National Geographic Kids books at: http://www.dorendamico.com/10-awesome...

[Jessica Estrada · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do we understand why they are doing certain things?


Alexandra Zapruder does a good job helping us understand what Anne Frank’s life was like. She gave us the most important information, provided quotes from Anne’s diary, a timeline, pictures of camps, houses, Anne Frank’s museum and much more. For example, she started off with “Who was Anne Frank?” where it states that Anne Frank came from a German Jewish family, that had to move to Holland to escape the Nazis. They had to go into hiding when the Nazis attacked Holland and that’s how she started her diary.

[Christie Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book has great old pictures of Anne Frank, different places and events, and the history of World War II including a timeline of events as they happened. There are definitions for more difficult or unknown vocabulary, as well as a colorful layout that helps keep the student's interest piqued. Even though this story didn't have a happy ending for Anne, her story will live on forever with her diary. She is an important person in history b because she wrote about her experiences during this trying time in history.

[BookeryBliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Level 3 early reader book is a great introduction to Anne Frank and tid-bits of WWII. It covers what a concentration camp was, the diary Anne kept, where she hid, how her family was captured and what happened to them afterwards. There are glimpses of a few quotes from Anne Frank's diary along with some small facts (such as photos of her home, Germany's favorite dessert, ect).
This book is suitable for ages 6-9 and teaching them one of the world's most devastating pieces of history in a simple and easy to read way.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

My second graders will love this book, and they will learn a great deal about history in the process. National Geographic has done a fabulous job of laying out the book in a non-threatening, interesting way, and vocabulary is defined in separate boxes on the same page. What a great way for younger students to learn about Anne Frank, and perhaps they will want to learn even more about that time in history.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't read any children's biographies by this company. It was nicely done for this age group. It gave vocabulary as they went along and had insets of historical events that were happening to help explain events in her life. Hats off to you, National Geographic! Nicely done for a serious event.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of course this book about Anne Frank is not as good as reading her own diary, it does have lots of information for young readers about Anne, Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, and a little bit of information about technology during that time.

[JINA YU]

Accelerated Reading Book Level: 5.0 / AR Points: 0.5

[Amy]

A good amount of detail for a summary for kids on a hard subject.