{"product_id":"michael-rosen-the-missing-the-true-story-of-my-family-in-world-war-ii-9781406386752","title":"The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II","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 charity A 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","brand":"Walker Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Used - like new","offer_id":53365660025174,"sku":"9781406386752-N","price":8.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - very good","offer_id":54352873685334,"sku":"9781406386752-V","price":7.69,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/michael-rosen-the-missing-the-true-story-of-my-family-in-world-war-ii-9781406386752","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}