Description
The tree in the courtyard was a horse chestnut. Her leaves were green stars; her flowers foaming cones of white and pink. Seagulls flocked to her shade. She spread roots and reached skyward in peace.
The tree watched a little girl, who played and laughed and wrote in a diary. When strangers invaded the city and warplanes roared overhead, the tree watched the girl peek out of the curtained window of the annex. It watched as she and her family were taken away—and when her father returned after the war, alone.
The tree died the summer Anne Frank would have turned eighty-one, but its seeds and saplings have been planted around the world as a symbol of peace. Its story, and Anne’s story, are beautifully told and illustrated in this powerful picture book.
How did Anne Frank’s Diary become so famous:
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/diary/how-did-annes-diary-become-so-famous/
A SUMMARY OF ANNE FRANK’S DIARY IN 15 MINUTES
Anne Frank: Her World and Her Diary
Anne Frank was one of six million Jewish victims murdered during the Holocaust. Anne’s diary, written during her two years in hiding with her family in Amsterdam, remains one of the world’s most widely read works of nonfiction. This short film places Anne Frank’s life and words within the wider historical context of the Holocaust. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum designed it for classroom use.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VIDEO BELOW IS A BIT SAD. PLEASE REVIEW IT BEFORE SHOWING TO CHILDREN
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