Ida's Witness
The True Story of an Immigrant Girl
Published on 23. November 2018
Book
Hardback
36 pages
978-0-9853988-5-9 (ISBN)
Description
When young Ida contracts scarlet fever in 1880s Sweden, she nearly loses her sight. After another brush with death, Ida learns that life doesn't end, disease is finite, and small miracles happen every day.
With new faith, Ida leaves her mother and brother and sails with her sister to America for a better life--free from poverty and persecution. But she knows no English. How will she share what she's learned in this new country?
Discover a moving story for all ages and cultures. This standalone prequel to Anna's Prayer depicts an important era of U.S. immigration history. 2,000 read-aloud words by Ida Lovisa Anderson retold by best-selling author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multiracial books today). 35 full-color pages for children 7 - 12 yrs. (2nd - 7th grades).
Don't miss this inspiring picture book about May Day, courageous women, bullying, religious freedom, and baptism--#2 in the Young American Immigrants series. Get all four nonfiction books in a bundle--plus online SECRETS and free family history/geography classroom lesson plans:
Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (Ireland/Scotland--free ebook)
Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl (Sweden)
Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy (South Africa)
KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) Nov. 2018), libraries, and Christian book outlets.
Build tolerant, resilient kids today! LDS autobiography, 8.5"x8.5". School/homeschool. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel--just happy multicultural fun! JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF057050, JNF053100, JNF049250, JNF026000, JNF019060, JNF057000, JNF002000, JNF051180, JNF057020, JNF058000, JNF025200, JNF019070; LCCN: 2016962276; (eISBN: 978-0463292839), hard ISBN 978-0985398859, soft ISBN 978-1503247147
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Sixth Grade, Interest Age: From 6 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
33 Illustrations; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9853988-5-9 (9780985398859)
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Person
Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 25 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids' books have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity-not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https://PremioBooks.com