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The House by the lake the true story of a house, its history, and the four families who made it home

Grades 2-4. Houses can hold mysteries, as most children know. Around this truth, Harding has built a story about one particular house in Germany that witnessed history. Outside of Berlin, this home with blue shutters, beside a lake, holds a great deal of appeal, and readers will relate to the variou...

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Main Author: Harding, Thomas, 1968- (Author)
Other Authors: Teckentrup, Britta (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, MA : Candlewick Studio, [2020]
Ã2020
Edition:First US edition 2020
Subjects:
Alexander family > Juvenile nonfiction.
Harding, Thomas, > 1968- > Family.
Harding, Thomas, > 1968- > Family > Juvenile nonfiction.
Meisel family.
Potsdam (Germany)
Potsdam (Germany) > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Potsdam (Germany) > Buildings, structures, etc. > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Potsdam (Germany) > History, Local > Juvenile nonfiction.
Vacation homes > Germany > Berlin Suburban Area > Juvenile nonfiction.
Meisel family > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > Germany > Potsdam > Biography.
Vacation homes > Germany > Berlin Suburban Area.
Historic buildings > Germany > Berlin Suburban Area.
Potsdam (Germany) > Buildings, structures, etc. > History.
Potsdam (Germany) > Biography.
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Summary:Grades 2-4. Houses can hold mysteries, as most children know. Around this truth, Harding has built a story about one particular house in Germany that witnessed history. Outside of Berlin, this home with blue shutters, beside a lake, holds a great deal of appeal, and readers will relate to the various children who lived there, played games on its lawn, swam in the lake, and interacted with the natural world. Teckentrup's illustrations are light and soft-focused in these peaceful spreads, but each change of the house's occupants is characterized by pages steeped in gray and brown--soldiers send the first owners away, others flee before armies, and a wall is built during another family's tenure, separating the house from the lake. Finally, the house, crumbling, is visited by the great-grandson of the first owners, Jews who ultimately fled Germany. He--the author, it turns out--takes on the task of restoration, and readers will be happy to learn it now serves as a center for education. A story of hope for children interested in history and how it relates to the present. Karen Cruze. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2020.-- Booklist, 07/01/2020
Item Description:Thomas Harding adapts his adult memoir of the same name for younger readers, tracing the shadow of war as it falls across a one-story cottage and the people who share it.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm.
ISBN:1536212741
9781536212747
Author Notes:Thomas Harding is an author and journalist who has written for the Financial Times, The Sunday Times (London), the Washington Post , and the Guardian , among other publications. He cofounded a television station in Oxford, England, and for many years was an award-winning documentary maker. He also ran a local newspaper in West Virginia before moving back to England, where he lives with his family.

Britta Teckentrup 's strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries, and her work has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her books with Candlewick include Fish Everywhere, Where's the Baby?, One Is Not a Pair, and Don't Wake Up the Tiger. Born in Hamburg, she now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany.

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