White Ravens’98/Switzerland(French)/66076
Thiel, Henry (text)
Bertola (illus.)
Hector (Proper name)
Genève: La Joie de Lire, 1997. 40pp
ISBN 2-88258-096-7
World War II - Persecution of the Jews - Horse - Friend - Escape -
Death
For one whole summer, in 1943, the horse Hector is the focal point in life
of the seven-year old Jewish boy, Moses. Fleeing from the Nazis, Moses
is hiding on a farm. Due to their coarse manner, the farmer family is hardly
able to show their love for him. Hence Moses is especially receptive to the
vivacious, free spirit of the animal, which gives immediate expression of its
affection for the boy. Forced again to flee, his happiness comes to a brutal
end. The pursuers shoot the horse. The tragic events are given congenial
expression in powerful, dark-toned watercolors. (10+)

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