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What Rosa Brought

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Author Jacob Sager Weinstein and New York Times bestselling illustrator Eliza Wheeler deliver a stunning picture book about a young Jewish girl fleeing Nazi occupation with her parents. Drawing on the childhood experiences of the author’s mother, this story of family, immigration, and identity shows the boundless power of love.

Vienna, Austria, is the only home Rosa knows. While her parents work at their store, she plays with her grandmother, reads her favorite books, and climbs trees. But when the Nazis arrive in 1938, everything changes.

Rosa’s family is Jewish, and the Nazis’ new laws make it dangerous for Jews to live in Vienna. Rosa’s parents can no longer run their store. Soon, some Jews decide to leave the country, and Rosa wants to go, too. But where would they go? And what would Rosa be able to bring with her?

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This captivating picture book is based on the real life experiences of Rosa, a Jewish girl living in Vienna. The story contains the memories of the author’s mother and her family experiences during WW2.

Beautifully illustrated, we follow the journey of Rosa and her family, as their family business is forced to change how it operates, how the place they call home changes and how they hold on to hope through the darkest timest. This picture book is a perfect addition to a library for a World War 2 topic but it is also a good discussion point for PSHE for a number of themes including migration, tolerance and difference.

Perfect for UKS2 learners and a worthy picturebook for older readers to add to topic or library collections.

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