Sandi Toksvig
Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.93 | 1510 Users | 272 Reviews
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| Title | : | Hitler's Canary |
| Author | : | Sandi Toksvig |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | March 6th 2007 by Roaring Brook Press (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult. World War II. Holocaust. War. Childrens |
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"My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. 'Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler's canary! I've heard it on the radio, on the BBC. They say he has us in a cage and we just sit and sing any tune he wants.'"Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up trouble? Or should he follow his brother into the Resistance and take part in the most demanding role of his life?
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| Original Title: | Hitler's Canary |
| ISBN: | 1596432470 (ISBN13: 9781596432475) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 1510 Users | 272 ReviewsRate About Books Hitler's Canary
I was killing time at the library supervising a kid when this young adult book caught my eye. This book has a similar theme to Lois Lowry's teen book, Number the Stars, about the Nazi occupation in Denmark. This book is a bit different in that it is able to be slightly comical yet get across important messages about the Holocaust, which isn't an easy feat. It focuses on 2 young male friends, one of which is Jewish. The main boy's family helps with the Danish resistance--they ultimately hide andIt took me a while to get into this book - and I do think that some editing of the first half would've made it a better book - but it eventually paid off.This tale - partially based on Ms. Toksvig's family experience during World War II in Denmark - clearly shows the reader that no one is ever safe if any one of us is in danger. The example shown by the Danes in helping out every Dane - regardless of religion, ethnicity, political affiliation, etc - is one that we should all emulate both during
I love Sandi's writing style and she has opened my eyes to an unknown side of a very well-known historical period.
Hitlers Canary is the extraordinary story of Bamse Skovlund and his youth in Denmark during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Although not written in diary form, Bamse narrates his own story as a memory. Bamse has grown up in the theater, as his mother is an actress on the stage. His father is an artist, often building sets and drawing political cartoons for a Danish newspaper. He has an older brother and sister and his best friend, Anton, lives in the apartment upstairs. Bamse loves watching
Strangely, I had never heard of this book until a member of our book club suggested to read it for this month's meeting. It's strange because I am a huge fan of Sandi Toksvig and religiously listen to her weekly "News Quiz" on BBC radio as well as watch her on TV for numberous news and stand-up comedy shows. I should know that she is written not that this one but other books, too. She is brilliant, smart, witty and.... (half) Danish. Which is the other reason why it's strange that I'd never
Bamse Swedish style!Description: "My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. 'Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler's canary! I've heard it on the radio, on the BBC. They say he has us in a cage and we just sit and sing any tune he wants.'" Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up
3.5 stars; higher for children as readers.The one condition necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.- Edmund BurkeThat's the quote with which the book begins. Very well-written, about the Danish resistance to the German occupation (1940-1945), the book is almost completely based upon facts from memories of the author's father, about all the ways in which his family (along with others in Denmark) did to save the lives of several Jews in their country in late 1943.Simple
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