{"product_id":"9781406386752-the-missing","title":"The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***As heard on The Jeremy Vine Show***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***As heard on The Cerys Matthews Show***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Michael Rosen is a master of pace and clarity… Essential reading.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time\u003c\/i\u003es, Children’s Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive stars . extraordinary and affecting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e –\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’s Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosen handles the difficult topic as sensitively and thoughtfully as you would expect, always writing in a straightforward and accessible way for children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – BookTrust, the UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’s largest reading charity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal, powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children’s authors. \u003c\/b\u003eBy 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Michael was growing up, stories often hung in the air about his great-uncles: one was a clock-mender and the other a dentist. \u003ci\u003eThey were there before the war\u003c\/i\u003e, his dad would say, \u003ci\u003eand weren’t after\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupported and checked by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eascinating, chilling and poignantly personal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e” – \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Missing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003emay 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31850866147425,"sku":"9781406386752","price":5.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29593349.jpg?v=1725609274","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781406386752-the-missing","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}