{"product_id":"annas-prayer-the-true-story-of-an-immigrant-girl-9780985398866","title":"Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the 1880's tale of Anna Anderson, a child living in Sweden with her mother and her sister, Ida. Though happy, the family is poor. Unable to afford passage herself, Anna's mother puts the girls on a boat to the United States, hoping they will have a better life without her.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Ida has work in Idaho, the sisters separate and young Anna continues by train to meet an aunt in another state. \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Anna arrives alone in a near-empty train station late at night--but her aunt is not there--she never got the letter telling of Anna's arrival. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to ask for help in English, Anna prays that God will send someone to help her--someone who speaks Swedish.\u003cstrong\u003e The answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she would have imagined. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis children's biography touches on a universal desire--the yearning for family and a place to call home.\u003c\/strong\u003e Part of \u003cem\u003e4 Stories of Immigrants Kids\u003c\/em\u003e, get all four inspirational kids' books in a bundle or bound in one (for ages 5 and up, kindergarten - fifth grade): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an immigrant Girl\u003c\/em\u003e (Scotland)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Ida's Witness\u003c\/em\u003e (Sweden)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy \u003c\/em\u003e(South Africa)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach has online SECRETS, free ebooks, and family history\/geography lesson plans\u003c\/strong\u003e (make a family tree): KidsWorldBooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss this moving nonfiction book on courageous resilient kids, Christmas, and faith\u003c\/strong\u003e. Stories of real refugee women transport readers and transcend culture and time. 1,000 read-aloud words (nondenominational) by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books today), illustrated by Shari Griffiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOOK inside!\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 full-color pages, 8.5\"x8.5\"; Premio Publishing (worldwide rights (c) 2016), libraries, and major distributors. School\/homeschool; JNF007120, JNF053070, JNF053200, JNF070000, JNF057050, JNF019060, JNF049240, JNF002000, JNF057020, JNF058000; QRA, YFK, 5HPD; LCCN: 2013913404; Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 (eISBN: 978-1370706174)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Beckstrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Premio Publishing \u0026amp; Gozo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985398866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeckstrand, Karl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author\/illustrator of 30 multicultural\/multilingual titles and more than 60 ebooks. He's lived abroad and interned for a Massachusetts publisher and for Congress in D.C. He earned a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in international relations and conflict resolution, and a broadcast\/film certificate. He's been a technical recruiter in Silicon Valley, a Stanford Hospital chaplain, a Spanish interpreter for Angel Flight (aviator nonprofit), and a rock band front man. He's won multiple publishing awards, including a 2016 International Book award for his Y.A. western survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, and his works have been lauded by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has 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). Since 2004, he 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, self-help, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish\/bilingual, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple\/iBooks, Baker \u0026amp; Taylor, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and PremioPublishing.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Premio Publishing \u0026 Gozo Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45236597981299,"sku":"9780985398866","price":30.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_28e4d891-c676-445b-95a4-cdca7bde3337.jpg?v=1784028569","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/annas-prayer-the-true-story-of-an-immigrant-girl-9780985398866","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}