Why German in the Primary School?
We had a trial Ofsted inspection last year, and languages was picked as a Deep Dive subject. When I was talking to my line manager beforehand, I told him that the first question would be ‘Why German?’ He was sceptical, but I was proved completely right! I think...
Das Wende-Bilderbuch
Words by Carol Hughes Das Wende-Bilderbuch Authors: Harriet Grundmann, Susanne Vogt Illustrated by Lars Baus Publisher: Coppenrath, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-8157-9723-5 As we approached the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall it reminded me that ten years ago when...
Fritzi war dabei
Words by Carol Hughes Fritzi war dabei Author: Hann Schott Illustrator: Gerda Raidt Klett, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-941411-15-9 Fritzi war dabei tells the story of the Leipzig demonstrations and the opening of the border from the point of view of Fritzi. The story begins on...
Grenzgebiete: Eine Kindheit zwischen Ost und West
Words by Carol Hughes Grenzgebiete. Eine Kindheit zwischen Ost und West Author: Claire Lenkova Gerstenberg, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-8369-5247-7 In German this book is known as a “Sachcomic” presenting the factual reality of life in the DDR in a comic book format with the...