The house by the lake / Thomas Harding ; illustrated Britta Teckentrup.
| Author/creator | Harding, Thomas, 1968- author. |
| Other author | Teckentrup, Britta illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First US edition. |
| Publication | Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Thomas Harding adapts his adult memoir of the same name for younger readers. On the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a hundred years, this little house played host to a kind Jewish doctor and his family, a successful Nazi composer, wartime refugees, and a secret-police informant. During that time, as a world war came and went and the Berlin Wall arose just a stones throw from the back door, the house filled up with myriad everyday moments. And when that time was over, and the dwelling was empty and derelict, the great-grandson of the man who built the house felt compelled to bring it back to life and listen to the story it had to tell. |
| General note | "The true story of a house, its history, and the four families who made it home"--Cover |
| Interest age level | Ages 7-10 |
| Interest grade level | Grades 1-4 |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Local history. |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9781536212747 |
| ISBN | 1536212741 |