The most sophisticated member of the audience, mark is more. A prizewinning novel for readers of 8 to 12, told through the voice of a contemporary child, as she weaves a story about a secret child of hitler. Monkey baa theatre company presents hitlers daughter, based on the novel by jackie french. This resource is a teachers guide for the novel hitlers daughter by jackie french. She also adapted and directed many works for monkey baa including diary of a wombat currently embarking on a us tour, where the streets had a name, the peasant prince, hitlers daughter and josephine wants to dance. Hitlers daughter is a childrens novel by australian childrens author jackie french. It was a storytelling game, and the four friends took turns weaving tales about fairies and mermaids and horses. Hitler s daughter extras please note that these pages contain a collection of links to activities to support and enhance classroom teaching and learning. Monkey baa theatre company and qut gardens theatre present. Hitlers daughter by jackie french a teachers guide by lia. Hitlers mother was the only person he genuinely loved. This awardwinning show tells the story of hitlers daughter through the eyes of four australian children mark, ben, anna and tracey. Hitlers daughter by monkey baa theatre for youg people.
Monkey baa theatre company presents hitler s daughter video courtesy of lowdown magazine coming to casula powerhouse on friday, 8 aug. When anna starts her story about heidi, tenyearold mark thinks that it is just going to be another one of anna s tales. Love, terror, and an american family in hitlers berlin ebook written by erik larson. The naive little tracey is prepared to become completely engrossed and engaged in fantasy. The bombs were falling, the smoke was rising from the concentration camps, but all hitler s daughter knew was lessons with fraulein gelber, the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold and infrequent visits from her beloved duffi, her father. As the story unfolds though, mark is gripped by the thought of what it must be like to be the young girl whose father is the infamous hitler. Created by heinrich himmler, the lebensborn program abducted as many as half a million children from across europe. He started a war and has killed way over 5 million people. Switching between 1940s nazi germany and contemporary australia, this awardwinning show tells the story of hitlers daughter through the eyes of four young friends. Jackie french talking about hitler s daughter transition films. Monkey baas popular adaptation of hitlers daughter tours.
Monkey baa has developed a set of teacher resource materials to support attendance at this wonderful production. Award, a semi grand prize award in japan and has been listed as a blue ribbon book in the usa. Aug 26, 2017 the loathsome american book that inspired hitler. Based on the book by jackie french adapted by eva di cesare, sandra eldridge and tim mcgarry directed by sandra eldridge. The warlord s crime, 1988 spent a long time searching for the offspring of some of hitler s henchmen.
The activities outlined in this resource should allow students to think more deeply. Based on the book byjackie french, hitlers daughter on stage at monkey baa in 2019. It has also been adapted into an awardwinning play by monkey baa theatre. Adolf hitler was one of the worst people in history.
This time, anna comes up with the idea of hitler s daughter, and so begins the second story. Ben demands action and is prepared to accept a fictional story based on fact. Oct, 1999 her name was heidi, and she was hitler s daughter. Nigerian woman discovers she is granddaughter of schindlers list butcher of plaszow amon goeth. Hitlers daughter a monkey baa theatre company production the play begins early morning somewhere in the australian countryside. Australiabased monkey baa theatre company will answer this question with their rendition of hitlers daughter at the lied center for performing arts this weekend. The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all hitler s daughter knew was the world of lessons with fraulein gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. It has also been made into a play by the wonderful people at monkey baa theatre. Jun 17, 2003 jackie frenchs writing career spans 15 years, 39 wombats, 120 books, 15 languages, and 28 shredded doormats she blames the wombats. The precis was original, clever and intriguing and jackie s writing was powerful.
Sons and daughters of leaders of the third reich talk about their fathers and themselves gerald posner, author, robert d. Hitler s daughter won the 2000 cbc book of the year for younger readers, the uk wow. Hitlers daughter l 200620 l monkey baa theatre company. At its simplest level, hitlers daughter is a novel, a story about some kids who hear a story about another kid. It was first published in 1999, and is one of frenchs most critically acclaimed books. Love, terror, and an american family in hitlers berlin. Hitler s daughter by jackie french was first published in 1999. Monkey baa theatre company and qut gardens theatre present hitler s daughter based on the book by jackie french. For this unique experience, four professional actors will perform key scenes from the play hitlers daughter. The purpose of these notes is to help teachers with what students might learn as emerging readers from well written narratives. Jackie french, author of her best seller hitler s daughter, talks about monkey baa s adaptation of her novel into a play. Have you seen this movieor are you willing to watch it.
Monkey baa theatre for young people hitler s daughter school performances recommended grades 38 april 2226, 20 10. That the nazis, operating under complex notions of racial superiority and aryan purity, were obsessed with eugenics and committed to ethnic cleansing is far from news. Most recently she coadapted mem fox and julie vivass possum magic for the stage. Browse inside hitlers daughter, by jackie french, a paperback from harpercollins, an imprint of harpercollins publishers. A history of the nazi eugenics program, which involved hundreds of thousands of children, including the author herself. When and where does anna tell her story about heidi. As the friends wait for the school bus in country australia one rainy morning anna begins to tell the tale of heidi, daughter of the most hated man in history. This interactive seminar explores two popular syllabus texts.
Hitlers daughter has also been adapted into an awardwinning play by the monkeybaa theatre. Hitlers daughter to be performed at bathurst memorial. Monkey baa and our friends at the sydney jewish museum have partnered to create an indepth learning event for students studying these texts. Hitlers daughter l 2019 l monkey baa theatre company. Sep 16, 2015 eve jeanes, english term 3 assessment. Hitlers daughter bccb blue ribbon fiction books awards. Jackie frenchs writing career spans 15 years, 39 wombats, 120 books, 15 languages, and 28 shredded doormats she blames the wombats. Monkey baa theatre for young people presents hitlers daughter. Monkey baa theatre company presents hitlers daughter. Edward the emu monkey baa theatre company, darling quarter. The thumbnails and activities are the property of the authorscreators and available due to their generosity in sharing their work. In an unusual twist, anna s story takes the children to nazi germany.
Hitler s daughter is not the book for you if youre looking for an exciting fantasy or a heart beating thriller, but if youd like to hear an unforgettable tale whispered into your ear, this is. Who told the story of hitlers daughter, what was the name of hitlers daughter, what was the nickname for hitler. He wanted to start a new race, so that it can rule the world, but he had one main problem, his daughter heidi. First published in 1999, hitlers daughter has sold over 100,000 copies in australia alone and has received great critical acclaim, both in australia and the twelve counties where it has been published. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read in the garden of beasts. Apr 20, 2017 hitlers mother was the only person he genuinely loved. It began on a rainy morning in australia, as part of a game played by mark and his friends. Jul 20, 2012 are there any fiction novels that help explain hitler. She is the author of hitlers daughter, which won the 2000 childrens book council of australia book of the year award, and diary of a wombat, a 2003 childrens book council of australia honour book. Monkey baa theatre s acclaimed stage adaptation of beloved jackie french book hitler s daughter returns to bathurst this week for three performances. I read it as a grade six teacher when it was presented as a children s book council of australia winner, in 2000. Despite meeting angry rebuffs, he did find some who would reveal what it. This production transitions between modernday austrailia and 1940s nazi germany while schoolgirl anna tells the fictional story of hitlers daughter.
Wilsons brief 200 page biography of hitler i was constantly reminded of the british officer ordered to make an apparently hopeless. Four country children waiting in the rain for the school bus take turns telling stories. Jackie french talking about hitlers daughter youtube. Are there any fiction novels that help explain hitler. Hitler s niece tells the story of the intense and disturbing relationship between adolf hitler and the daughter of his only halfsister, angela, a drama that evolves against the backdrop of hitler s rise to prominence and power from particularly inauspicious beginnings. Jun 17, 2003 hitlers daughter bccb blue ribbon fiction books awards french, jackie on. Literature circles questions use the questions and the activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading hitlers daughter by jackie french. On annas turn, she tells them of hitlers makebelieve daughter, heidi. From that day, mark gets hooked to the story and makes. Cancer killed her decades before he became a monster. Jul 01, 2010 hitlers daughter has also won or been shortlisted for 23 awards, both in australia and internationally, including winner of the 2000 childrens book council of australia book of the year for younger readers. Monkey baa is proud to partner with riverside theatres for this very special teaching and learning event.
Hitlers daughter based on the book by jackie french. Hitlers forgotten children is both a harrowing personal memoir and a devastating investigation into the awful crimes and monstrous scope of the lebensborn program in world war 2. During the next decade, race purity would reach its hideous, illogical end. In the first story, a group of friends wait for the bus in the pouring rain and decide to play the game, which is where someone comes up with the idea of a story, and anna tells it.