Part of His­to­ry Mak­ers, the publisher’s series focus­ing on sig­nif­i­cant his­tor­i­cal fig­ures, this book presents a sim­ple intro­duc­tion to Anne Frank’s life and times. The text is accom­pa­nied by cap­tioned pho­tographs and a time­line runs across the bot­tom of each two-page spread. A glos­sary defines terms that may be unfa­mil­iar to young readers. 

This is in no way an in-depth treat­ment of the sub­ject and many facts are glossed over or not quite accu­rate. There are numer­ous recent books which can ampli­fy and deep­en a reader’s under­stand­ing of the Holo­caust and can place the Frank fam­i­ly with­in its his­tor­i­cal con­text, even for read­ers too young to tack­le the diary itself. Instead, this is a sim­ple intro­duction for very young read­ers who may be unfa­mil­iar with the sub­ject mat­ter to acquaint them with Anne Frank and the Holo­caust. It is to be hoped that inter­est will be sparked and, sub­se­quent­ly, a more com­plete read­ing and learn­ing expe­ri­ence will ensue. Rec­om­mend­ed for ages 5 – 7.