Anne Frank (Great Lives Series) by Leigh, Vanora - 1985

New York.: The Bookwright Press., 1985. First edition. 1st Bookwright U.S. Edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sturdy, well-bound. Reinforced binding for libraries. Clean interior.. Hook, Richard (Illustrations by).. 1 Color illustrated paper over boards. Color art and B&W archival photos. 32p. 7.5x9.25in. Index. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. Biography written for a youth audience. Based on World War II history and young Anne Frank's diary, left behind in Holland in the secret apartment where she and her family had hidden from the Nazi German soldiers, who were rounding up Jews. Born in 1929, her family went into hiding in 1942. Germany had invaded Holland in 1940. In 1944, they were discovered and became concentration camp prisoners, a tragic history known as the Holocaust. Anne perished in 1945. The book's Postscript includes info about the Anne Frank Foundation, Dates, New Words, Books to Read.