Bibliographic Information: Polacco, P. (2000). The Butterfly. New York, New York: Philomel Books.
Brief Annotation: Monique lives in France with her mother during WWII with Nazis in her town. She learns that her mother is hiding a Jewish family in their cellar to protect them from the Nazis and makes a new friend, Sevrine. Monique brings Sevrine a butterfly to remind her of what it's like outside. Eventually with the threat of Nazis coming to find the family, Monique and Sevrine must part. Will Sevrine make it through the war alive?
Genre: Historical Fiction
Grade Level: 3-5
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy books about friendship, WWII, and courage.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4. This book is a beautiful story about friendship with a historical theme. It was neat the author's aunt is Monique. After the story is over, the end of the book describes the ending between Monique and Sevrine.
One question you would ask before a read aloud:
What was World War II? Have you ever had to protect a friend even thought it was hard or scary?
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