Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl Contributor(s): Beckstrand, Karl (Author), Griffiths, Shari (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0985398868 ISBN-13: 9780985398866 Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2017 Click for more in this series: Young American Immigrants |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
Age Level: 5-10 |
Grade Level: Kindergarten-5 |
Series: Young American Immigrants |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" L (0.68 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds |
Features: Illustrated |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: (Biography) "Tapping into the most powerful interest on the planet--the hunger to know who we are and where we come from.... Greatest story...for young and old." - Jeff Gallup, TV producer. Discover the 1880s tale of Anna Anderson, a girl living in Sweden with her mother and her sister, Ida. The family is poor but happy. When they change religions, the women are persecuted and Anna's mother has trouble finding work. Eventually, she sends Anna and Ida to America without her to find a better life. Because Ida must work in Idaho, the sisters separate, and little Anna travels alone to Salt Lake City. Late at night, Anna arrives at the train station--but her female host is not there to meet her as arranged. Unable to speak English, the child prays Heavenly Father will send someone to help her--someone who speaks Swedish. But the answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she could have imagined. Second printing. Nonfiction for kids ages 5 and up (kindergarten - fifth grade), this stand-alone sequel to Ida's Witness is set in an important era of American immigration history (previous title not needed). Stories of real immigrant children transfix readers and transcend culture and time. Look inside! Get this soft cover or hard cover hybrid picture book (also an ebook) on refugees, family history/genealogy, and faith. 1,000 read-aloud words by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Muffy & Valor: A True Dog Story-see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Shari Griffiths; 30 full-color pages, 8.5"x8.5". For free family history/geography lesson plans, images, and video book trailer, see PremioBooks. Young American Immigrants series #3 (#1 is Agnes's Rescue), Premio Publishing (worldwide rights (c) 2017) and libraries. JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF038060, JNF007080, JNF057050, JNF019060; LCCN: 2013913404, eISBN: 9781370706174, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, Soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 |
Contributor Bio(s): Beckstrand, Karl: - Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast & film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com |
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