Listen "Peter Lantos: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die"
Episode Synopsis
Neuroscientishttps://justimagine.co.uk/review/the-boy-who-didnt-want-to-die/t and Holocaust survivor, Peter Lantos, has written a children's book about his childhood experience of being sent, aged 5 years old, with his family from Hungary to Bergen Belsen. In this episode, he talks to Nikki Gamble about his reasons for writing a children's book, his experiences, and his hopes for future generations.Read our review of The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die on the Just Imagine websitePurchase The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die from our bookselling partner Best Books for SchoolsA story of survival - and of enduring hope in the face of unspeakable hardship - on an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 45. Peter soon realises that this new adventure is really a nightmare, watching bombs falling from the blue sky outside Vienna, and learning maths from his mother in Belsen.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates: follow us on X @imaginecentre Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/justimaginecentre.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/justimagine_books/Full details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk
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