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This unique introduction to the Holocaust encourages young children to stand up for what they think is right, without waiting for others to join them.
For Ages 6 and up
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling, allows understanding of how Holcaust happened.,
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This review is from: Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
The Holocaust is an event so vast in the scope of its horror that it can be hard for anyone, let alone a child, to understand how it happened. Eve Bunting's The Terrible Things uses an allegory of forest animals to help children (and, frankly, adults) grasp how it is that ordinary people like themselves and people they know could have allowed the Holocuast to happen. While it does not deal directly with the Holocuast itself, The Terrible Things does deal with the fear and shifting of responsibility that allowed it and similar events to happen. In the book "The Terrible Things" (which are never pictured concretely in illustrations) come for one after another group of forest animals while those not included in the roundup do nothing, until - of course - there are none left. This book is clear and understandable but not frightening or disturbing. Indeed, it is a picture book much like any other children's picture book. Hence, I wouldn't worry about introducing it to elementary age students. In fact, this book would probably be my top choice for an initial introduction to the Holocaust. This book also carries a poignant message about integrity and responsibility to persons of any age. Eve Bunting artfully captures the essence of what John Donne meant in writing "no man is an island." She also helps us to comprehend what is most incomprhensible: one of the reasons decent people allowed the evil of the Holocaust to go on.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Brief Reflections On Terrible Things,
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This review is from: Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
I stumbled upon this book whilst babysitting my niece and I'd like to give my thoughts on it. Many well-meaning liberal parents may buy this for their children, which I think is a mistake.The reading level of this book is about 4-6. Children young enough to be entertained by this story should not know anything of the reality of the holocaust. Not until they are atleast 8 or 9. A child of 4 or 5 is simply too young to be forced to deal with what is, probably, the most horrendous evil of this or any century. At first, since the subtitle reads: "an allegory of the holocaust", I was expecting something similiar to "Maus" but instead, I got something more akin to an allegorical re-telling of Martin Niemoeller's famous and oft-quoted phrase ("First they come for the communists, but I did not speak up...). First they come for the animals with tails (or something, I don't remember exactly) and then the squirrels and various other woodlawn creatures. Then the animals discuss never letting it happen again. Now, it's a fine moral and one that needs to be learned. All I'm suggesting is that we don't let good intentions and liberal ideals push our children into the hard facts of adult existence too quickly. It's devastating enough to know that man is capable of such brutal cruelty when you're an adult. Once you learn that there were people named Josef Mengele and Adolf Hitler, the world ceases to be the same happy place (and there's no going back... seraphim with flaming swords bar the gate to that Eden). Let children prolong their naive ignorance of the fact that man can be a cruel and vicious animal for as long as it is socially responsible for you to do so. I suggest that this should be longer than 5-6 years.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the terrible things,
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This review is from: Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust (Hardcover)
Have you ever lost a bunch of friends if you have you relate to terrible things as littel rarrbit was the only rarrbit left in the end of terrible things.There is a big fog that steals of the animals from the clearing.Be nice to your friends or one day you might not have them.by maison foley Have you ever had somthing terrible happen to you? than this is a good story for you.Because this book is about a rabbit that was violentnt he had joy. and after awhile tarribel things came and took a animel and after awhile all the anamels wergon exseapt one littel rabbit. after i read the book i felt like i cod change the inviermint
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