This book is the story of Anne Frank and her family. The book shares her real life family pictures that were mainly taken by her father, Otto Frank.
Anne Frank Her life in words and pictures is a nonfiction book that takes you through her life from birth to death. It can also be considered a biography. It tells the true story of her life. This is a very sad and historic time period. The book really does a good job of integrating so many pictures with the text from her diary. For children just reading a diary from the 1940's might seem boring, but there are so many pictures in this book and the reader can really get a feel for Anne and her family.
There are no illustrations within this book. The entire book has photographs and text. In the beginning there are so many photos of Anne and her family, but as you get into the book there are less and less photos. The photos help with the emotional part of this story, They are bright and cheery In the beginning but eventually it is pictures of the place that they were hiding.
Some motivational activities that can be done are a class discussion on how the book makes them feel. I think that a discussion would work out best because of the sensitivity of this subject.
Another activity could be to have the students write a paper about stories that they may have been told or heard of during this time in history.
Reader Response Questions?
1. How can you relate to Anne Frank?
2. Is there anything that you would have done different than Anne?
References
Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child (7th ed.). Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Metselaar, M., Rol, R. v., & Pomerans, A. (2009). Anne Frank: her life in words and pictures from
the archives of the Anne Frank House. New York, NY: Roaring Brook Pr./Flash
point.
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