{"product_id":"9781406386752","title":"The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II by Michael Rosen","description":"***As heard on The Jeremy Vine Show******As heard on The Cerys Matthews Show***\"Michael Rosen is a master of pace and clarity. Essential reading.\" - The Times, Children's Book of the Week\"Five stars ... extraordinary and affecting. \" - The Telegraph, Children's Book of the Week\"Rosen handles the difficult topic as sensitively and thoughtfully as you would expect, always writing in a straightforward and accessible way for children.\" - BookTrust, the UK's largest reading charityA personal, powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children's authors. By turns charming, shocking and heart-breaking, this is the true story of Michael Rosen's search for his relatives who \"went missing\" during the Second World War - told through prose, poetry, maps and pictures. When Michael was growing up, stories often hung in the air about his great-uncles: one was a clock-mender and the other a dentist. They were there before the war, his dad would say, and weren't after. Over many years, Michael tried to find out exactly what happened: he interviewed family members, scoured the internet, pored over books and traveled to America and France. The story he uncovered was one of terrible persecution - and it has inspired his poetry for years since. Here, poems old and new are balanced against an immensely readable narrative; both an extraordinary account and a powerful tool for talking to children about the Holocaust.   Supported and checked by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education.   \"Fascinating, chilling and poignantly personal\" - Financial Times\"The Missing may ostensibly concern the Holocaust but, as Rosen makes clear, this is a book about facing down prejudice, defying those who would sow the seeds of hatred and opening our arms to those in need.\" - Independent\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204299391154,"sku":"9781406386752","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781406386752_a8eba50e-ea0b-4fec-ba14-0cc827070f59.jpg?v=1699021165","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781406386752","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}