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Charlesbridge Publishing, 2008-01-07

Harmonica

Harmonica

Tony Johnston, Author

Ron Mazellan, Illustrator

Paperback

9781570914898

$7.95 USD
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A father's gift of a harmonica brings a young boy comfort and ensures his survival. Inspired by the life of a Holocaust survivor, this award-winning book is now in paperback. Full color.
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In haunting tones of both sorrow and beauty, this Holocaust story testifies to music’s power to offer dignity, even in horror. A deeply moving tribute to hope and the human spirit.

Keywords and Themes: Beauty • Compassion • Courage • Dignity • Historical • History • Holocaust • Hope • Juvenile Fiction • Mourning • Music • Performing Arts • Prejudice & Racism • Remembrance • Resilience • Social Themes

Readability • 3.8

Age Range • 7-10

Pages • 32

Subjects • Harmonica • Jews • Concentration camps • World War • 1939-1945 • Holocaust • Jewish (1939-1945) • Children's stories

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Holocaust • Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism

This powerful story, inspired by the life of a Holocaust survivor, is a testament to the human spirit and the transcendent power of music.

When the Nazis invaded Poland, a family is split apart. The parents are sent to one concentration camp, their son to another. Only his father's gift, a harmonica, keeps the boy's hopes alive and, miraculously, ensures his survival. When an officer discovers his talent, he makes the boy play each night. Through music the boy invokes his parents and brings comfort to the other prisoners, lifting their spirits if only for a moment at time.

Ron Mazellan's luminous artwork depicts the bleakness of the time, while letting the beauty that hope can bring through the darkness shine.

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