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Ida's Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl

Ida's Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl

Beckstrand, Karl

Paperback

Series: Young American Immigrants, Book 2

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ISBN10: 1503247147
ISBN13: 9781503247147
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Nov 15 2014
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.09 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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:

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