Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

by Barbara Lowell

Book Overview

Anne Frank's diary is a gift to the world because of Miep Gies. One of the protectors of the Frank family, Miep recovered the diary after the family was discovered by Nazis, and then returned it to Otto Frank after World War II. Displaced from her own home as a child during World War I, Miep had great empathy for Anne, and she found ways--like talking about Hollywood gossip and fashion trends--to engage her. The story of their relationship--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541557255
• ISBN13: 9781541557253
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

Middle Grade

This is children's book about Miep Gies who is the person the helped the Franks family. I read the Anne Frank dairy several times and I loved it. I listened to this book on audiobook, and I am really glad that there is a children's book that is about Anne Frank and Miep Gies. I think this book was written very well. I will be buying this book to put in the Elementary school library that I volunteer at. I think the kids will enjoy this book. I enjoyed the audiobook on this book and the narrator was great and talk so the kids could understand the book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.