Summary
Rose Blanche is a girl growing up in Germany during World War II. When she discovers a concentration camp near her home, Rose risks her own life to bring food and compassion to the starving prisoners housed there. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Creative Co
Published date: 1996
Size: 8.25 x 11 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Ages: 3 to 4
Synopses
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.
Publisher's Notes
In wartime Germany, Rose Blanche witnesses the mistreatment of a little boy, and follows the truck that takes him to a camp. Secretly, Rose Blanche brings him and other children food. "An excellent book to use not only to teach about the Holocaust, but also about living a life of ethics, compassion, and honesty".--School Library Journal. Full color.
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