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Children's Fiction Multigenerational

Le trésor d'Oma

by (author) Monique Polak

illustrated by Marie Lafrance

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Initial publish date
Sep 2022
Category
Multigenerational, Holocaust, Emotions & Feelings
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781443157599
    Publish Date
    Sep 2022
    List Price
    $19.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 8
  • Grade: 1 to 3

Description

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Tali vit dans l’appartement d’Oma, car une tempête a démoli sa maison. Elle est triste d’avoir tout perdu. « Des gens ont survécu à pire que ça,Tali », lui rappelle sa mère. Oma a vécu la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, mais elle n’en parle jamais. Cette nuit-là, Oma raconte à Tali comment elle a survécu à l’Holocauste. Elle lui offre la breloque en laiton qu’elle a reçue dans les camps et lui livre un message de persévérance face au désespoir des moments sombres.

Ce magnifique album illustré, inspiré de l’histoire vraie de la mère de

l’auteure Monique Polak, nous inspire à trouver l’espoir et la gentillesse

dans l’adversité.

 

Tali is staying at her Oma's apartment after a storm demolishes her house. She is upset at losing everything. “People have survived worse,” says her mother — Oma survived World War Two, and never speaks of it. That night, Tali's Oma shares her story of Holocaust survival, the brass monkey charm that she was given in the camp, and a message of perseverance in the face of disaster.

Inspired by the true story of author Monique Polak's mother, this

beautiful picture book explores finding hope and kindness in the face

of adversity.

 

Original title : The Brass Charm

About the authors

MONIQUE POLAK écrit régulièrement pour le Montreal Gazette et a été publiée dans de nombreux autres quotidiens de renom tels que le Globe and Mail, le National Post et Newsday. Dans la collection SideStreets, elle a écrit All In et On the Game, ainsi que Flip Turn pour la collection Sports Stories. D’ailleurs, ces deux derniers ouvrages ont figuré sur la liste des meilleurs livres pour enfants du Centre du livre jeunesse canadien. Monique enseigne l’écriture ainsi que la littérature anglaise. Elle vit à Montréal, au Québec, avec son mari et sa fille.

 

MONIQUE POLAK is the author of 26 novels for young readers, as well as two non-fiction titles and a board book. Her books Hate Mail, Room for One More, and the historical novel What World is Left, which was inspired by her mother’s experience during the Holocaust, were all winners of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature.

 

Her books have also been nominated for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Arthur Ellis Award, and several have been selected as Best Books for Children and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.

 

She is also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Macleans, and Postmedia newspapers across the country, and is a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada’s Plus on est de fous, plus on lit Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College.

Monique Polak's profile page

 

Marie Lafrance est née à Québec. Après des études en graphisme et un long séjour aux États-Unis, elle décide de se consacrer à l'illustration. Ses œuvres lui ont valu des nominations au prix du Gouverneur général et elle a remporté le Prix Ruth et Sylvia Schwartz de littérature jeunesse pour le livre Une poule pour Izzy Pippik qu'elle a illustré. Marie vit à Montréal.

 

MARIE LAFRANCE has spent her whole life drawing pictures, at first to keep from biting her nails, then for magazines, newspapers, posters, billboards and board games. Now she illustrates picture books, including The Lady with the Books, Oscar Lives Next Door, and Bunny the Brave War Horse. Her book A Hen for Izzy Pippik won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. Marie lives in Montreal, Quebec.

 

Marie Lafrance's profile page

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