The House by the lake : the true story of a house, its history, and the four families who made it home
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Teckentrup, Britta, illustrator.
Published
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Studio, [2020].
Edition
First US edition 2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Nonfiction
943.1546
1 available
943.1546
1 available
Atascadero Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography
943.1546
1 available
943.1546
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Arroyo Grande Library - Children's Nonfiction | 943.1546 | On Shelf |
Atascadero Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography | 943.1546 | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Alexander family -- Juvenile literature.
Harding, Thomas, -- 1968- -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
Harding, Thomas, -- 1968- -- Family.
Historic buildings -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area.
Illustrated works.
Jews -- Germany -- Potsdam -- Biography.
Meisel family -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Potsdam (Germany)
Potsdam (Germany) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Biography.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
Potsdam (Germany) -- History, Local -- Juvenile literature.
Vacation homes -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area -- Juvenile literature.
Vacation homes -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area.
Harding, Thomas, -- 1968- -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
Harding, Thomas, -- 1968- -- Family.
Historic buildings -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area.
Illustrated works.
Jews -- Germany -- Potsdam -- Biography.
Meisel family -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Potsdam (Germany)
Potsdam (Germany) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Biography.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Potsdam (Germany) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History.
Potsdam (Germany) -- History, Local -- Juvenile literature.
Vacation homes -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area -- Juvenile literature.
Vacation homes -- Germany -- Berlin Suburban Area.
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Published
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Studio, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition 2020.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.1, 1 Points
Level 4.1, 1 Points
Notes
General Note
Thomas Harding adapts his adult memoir of the same name for younger readers, tracing the shadow of war as it falls across a one-story cottage and the people who share it.
Description
Grades 2-4. Houses can hold mysteries, as most children know. Around this truth, Harding has built a story about one particular house in Germany that witnessed history. Outside of Berlin, this home with blue shutters, beside a lake, holds a great deal of appeal, and readers will relate to the various children who lived there, played games on its lawn, swam in the lake, and interacted with the natural world. Teckentrup's illustrations are light and soft-focused in these peaceful spreads, but each change of the house's occupants is characterized by pages steeped in gray and brown--soldiers send the first owners away, others flee before armies, and a wall is built during another family's tenure, separating the house from the lake. Finally, the house, crumbling, is visited by the great-grandson of the first owners, Jews who ultimately fled Germany. He--the author, it turns out--takes on the task of restoration, and readers will be happy to learn it now serves as a center for education. A story of hope for children interested in history and how it relates to the present. Karen Cruze. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2020.-- Booklist, 07/01/2020
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