I will use this book in the topic of friendship and diversity with its display of comprehending the perspective of the other or someone different than oneself. For instance, some of the wolf’s teeth are yanked out by the younger sister, and after the maid tosses the puppet out, a fox absconds with her—the first devastates the wolf, as her teeth were her pride, yet traveling through the wild woods fulfills her deepest wish. In a powerful marriage of art and text, the simple, spare lines and muted tones of Kang's illustrations quietly support the poignant story.

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When the girl has to leave her friends house the friend becomes very upset with her and then they never see each other again. She reminisces about the day that her friend, Lydia, left her birthday party, but she did not realize at the time that she had to go, and was taken away by the Germany army. We may not experience the same things as our friends, we have our differences, which we should learn to appreciate. Star of Hope, Star of Fear by Jo Hoestlandt is a remarkable book that details the struggle faced by children during WWII and the Holocaust. But hardly is he out of sight before Doug is meeting Mohammad, a new neighbor from Syria who (along with further diversifying a cast that began as mostly white but has become increasingly multiethnic over the years) will also be starting fourth grade at summer’s end, and planning a written account of his “horrible” buddy’s exploits.Although Helen believes it's “pretty,” she is forewarned by Lydia’s mother of the meaning of the star, “Stars at morning, better take warning. I will discuss with the students that we always want to be nice to our friends because they may have different situations going on with them, such as Lydia being a Jew and being taken away. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Her guilt is shown throughout the book because she regrets ending things with her friend so roughly, by saying "I don't care! Suffused with bittersweet regret, this sensitive picture book from France begins with the reminiscences of an old woman.

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A woman named Helen, remembering her ninth birthday, still regrets the angry comment she made that day to her Jewish friend Lydia -- who disappeared the next morning when the Nazis began rounding up the Jews and arresting them. That night, someone started desperately knocking at the door, the woman was wearing a star, just like Lydia, and she was saying she was “Madam Eleven O’Clock”.I also appreciate Johanna Kang, the illustrator, for incorporating simplistic pictures that relate well to the story. Told at the beginning of the story, this quote brings chills knowing the possible outcome for Lydia and her family. Helen is upset and does not understand why Lydia wishes to go home and responds with unfriendly words.

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If the individual colors and shapes in the pictures are simple, as a whole they create an intensely expressive atmosphere. I appreciate that this book is written from the viewpoint of an elderly lady reflecting on her experience as a young child.The pastel pictures in sepia tones are understated, with an old-fashioned, almost childlike simplicity. These two girls were friends, and Hellen noticed that like many other people, her friend Lydia wore a star on her clothes. It is a great book that can help young kids to understand the holocaust without needing to go into gory detail! This narrative is about two young girls, Helen and Lydia during the time of the Holocaust in France.

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After exploring their desires and identities, the recovered puppets put on the older sister's play, a story that, though she couldn’t have known it, has beautiful symmetry with the puppets’ adventures. She grew up in France during the Holocaust, but was too young to fully understand what it meant when her friend Lydia had to start wearing a golden star on all of her clothing. An elderly woman tells the story of her childhood best friend, forced to wear a yellow star when the Nazis invade France.Secrets and lies abound in Echenoz's latest wry sendup of the spy thriller, which features a mysterious colonel, a reluctant secret agent, a magnetic beauty and a vanished husband. As for writing, this book could serve as a mentor text on how to capture a memory and turn into a more elaborate story.