Rose Blanche

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Refer to the first illustration of the story which shows local German soldiers being greeted by civilians as they head for the war against the Soviet Union (Russia).

The co-author/illustrator used the significant name Rose Blanche for the young girl; it was also the name of a group of young German citizens who protested the war and were all killed.

Rose Blanche covers a fairly large area that includes the communities of Harbour Le Cou and Diamond Cove. H. Smith Literary Award, the 2003 National Book Critics' Circle Fiction Award, the 2003 Los Angeles Times Prize for Fiction, and the 2004 Santiago Prize for the European Novel for Atonement; and the 2006 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Saturday.

g. "I am too small", "I wouldn't know what to do", "I couldn't help because I can't swim", "I might get in trouble myself, etc. She watches the enthusiasm for war in her town and after a while she discovers a concentration camp. The story Rose Blanche is a story that took place in World War 2, when the Germans took millions of Jews to concentration camps and killed them there.Then pose some volunteers in role as the characters as before and ask them to read out the following lines. This is a fantastic whole class reading resource to explore the Rose Blanche story with your Year 5 / Year 6 when learning about World War 2.