Wall
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763675601 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Powerful illustrations teamed with an emotive storyline make this an impressive tale of triumph over adversity.. The story of one boy’s struggle to reunite his family, on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.A young boy and his mother and sister were separated from their father when the Berlin Wall was built between East and West Germany. This story shows the family’s struggle as they try to cross the wall so they can be together again. This spectacular book is based on true stories about the Berlin Wall
This title follows a young boy's struggle to reunite his family when his father is stuck on the other side of the Berlin Wall. It could be paired with Jacqueline Woodson's The Other Side (Putnam, 2001) to compare and contrast it with the struggle for civil rights here in the United States. A recommended addition to any library but especially those with elementary grade patrons.—Carole Phillips, Greenacres Elementary School, Scarsdale, NY . For a wider world view, another choice might be Sami and the Time of Troubles (Clarion, 1992) by Florence Heide, about a child growing up in war-torn Lebanon. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the tearing down of the wall, this story appeals to children's natural instinct for fairness and justice. Cole successfully uses
. He lives and works in London. Tom Clohosy Cole studied at Kingston University and is the author-illustrator of Space Race
Matthew C. Winner said The next book is Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole and. The next book is Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole and this is a story about the Berlin Wall, a story that takes place while the Berlin Wall was still erected. And it being erected through Berlin, Dad gets stuck on one side of the wall while mom and two kids are stuck on the other. And a we see that the two sides are really something completely different. One was really sort of oppressed and the underside had freedom, but we still have a famil. Young Mensan BookParade said Recommend to all young readers. The WALL is a story about a family living in the city of Berlin, which is the capital of Germany. In 1961, the government of East Germany built a Wall in Berlin, dividing it into East Berlin, which was occupied by the Soviet Union, and West Berlin, sections of which had been taken over by the United States, Britain, and France after the end of World War II. The family sadly became separated when the Berlin Wall was being built between. "a good and emotional quick read showing one family torn apart" according to Shelli. If the author had included an informative forward or afterward telling young readers a bit of history behind the Berlin Wall, and possibly its eventual tearing down, it would have been a 5 star book. This was, however, a good and emotional quick read showing one family torn apart by the wall. The illustrations are dark, shadowed and convey the sadness that has fallen over all of Germany’s people. A nice addition to any grade/mid