No Pretty Pictures by Anita Lobel
Anita Lobel was barely five years old when World War I began and the Nazis burst into her home in Krakow, Poland, changing her life forever. She spent the days of her childhood in hiding with her brother -- who was disguised as a girl -- and their Catholic nanny in the countryside, the ghetto, and finally in a convent where the Nazis caught up with her. She was imprisoned in a succession of concentration camps until the end of the war. Sent by the Red Cross to recuperate in Sweden, she slowly blossomed as she discovered books and language and art. Since coming to the United States as a teenager, Anita Lobel has spent her life making pictures. She has never gone back. She has never looked back. Until now.Anita Lobel is known for writing some of the best children's books ever written. She is the author of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and her illustrations in On Market Street earned her a Caldecott Honor. Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book) and Nini Here and There are two books about her cat. No Beautiful Pictures: A Child of War, her childhood memoir, was a National Book Award finalist. Anita Lobel is a New York City resident.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780688159351 |
| ISBN 10 | 0688159354 |
| Title | No Pretty Pictures |
| Author | Anita Lobel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 1998-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for United States National Book Awards: Young People's Literature 1998 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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