Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, Meg Wiviott
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass, Meg Wiviott
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Benno and the Night of Broken Glass

Author: Meg Wiviott

Narrator: Susie Berneis

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2015

Synopsis

A neighborhood cat observes the changes in German and Jewish families in Berlin during the period leading up to Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. This cat's-eye view introduces the Holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of this period.

About Meg Wiviott

Meg Wiviott grew up in New Jersey. She attended the University of Wisconsin where she majored in history, and earned a Master's degree in Education from Northwestern University. She is working on a Master's of Fine Arts degree at Vermont College of Fine Arts, in their Writing for Children and Young Adults program. Meg and her husband have two grown children and live in New Jersey.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on November 07, 2013

Benno is a cat who doesn't belong to one person. He belongs to a town; to Hans, the Adler family in 3B, the Schmidts in 3A, Moshe the butcher, Frau Gerber, Mitzi Stein, and Professor Goldfarb. He spends his days visiting each person, following the daughters in the Adler & Schmidt family to school, p......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on November 16, 2020

Copyright: 2010 Genre: Historical-Fiction Theme: Holocaust, History My favorite part of this book is that it is from the perspective of a cat which I think helps students imagine the confusion and shock that these people must have been feeling in the moment. Particularly children. I would use this book......more

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