Their Great Gift
Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land
Published on 1. March 2016
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-4677-8054-4 (ISBN)
Description
Simple text and thought-provoking photographs offer an utterly distinctive look at immigration to the United States through the eyes of children from many different backgrounds.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Third Grade, Reading Age: From 7 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 5 to 9 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Picture book
Reinforced binding
Illustrations
Illustrations, color; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4677-8054-4 (9781467780544)
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E-Book
03/2016
1st Edition
Lerner Publishing Group
€11.99
Available for download
E-Book
03/2016
1st Edition
Carolrhoda
€40.99
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Persons
John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From. He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.