About 4 Stories of Immigrant Kids: True Tales of Courage and Faith (Young American Immigrants Book 5):
(Illustrated Biographies) Discover adventures spanning seventy years from 1856 to 1926—telling the true stories of four children, each seeking a better life: Agnes’s Rescue (Book I, Scotland/Ireland), Ida’s Witness (Book II, Sweden), Anna’s Prayer (Book III, Sweden), Samuel Sailing (Book IV, South Africa). All touch on a universal desire—the yearning for a family and a place to call home.
“Tapping into the most powerful interest on the planet—the hunger to know who we are and where we come from…. (for young and old).” – Jeff Gallup, TV producer
Young people can do hard things! These first-hand accounts—from the kids themselves—highlight determination, grit, and resilience in the face of obstacles. Explore other countries and diverse cultures—plus online EXTRAS like making a family chart or pedigree and naming modes of transportation used in past eras.
Don’t miss this entertaining and inspiring collection by best-selling author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (discover his 60 multicultural books) with art by Karl Beckstrand, Sean Sullivan, and Shari Griffiths (for ages 6 – 12 years, 1st – 7th grades).
LOOK inside this nonfiction book about brave kids! Get free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (Premio Publishing worldwide rights © May 2024), libraries, and major kids’ book distributors. LDS, 5,500 words, 138 pages (illustrations and vintage photographs), 8.5” x 8.5”, hard/soft/ebook. No AI or CRT. None of our multiracial children’s books discuss gender or orientation. JNF007120, JNF002000, JNF051180, JNF057000, JNF057020, JUV033100, JNF024020, JNF057050, JNF058000, JNF053240, JNF007050, JNF038010, JNF025210, JNF025200, JUV033140, JNF070000, JNF053100, JNF007080, JNF049180, JNF009000. ISBN: 978-1951599362 (eISBN: 9798224531684)
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Author Bio:
College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling and award-winning author/illustrator of 30 multicultural/multilingual titles and more than 65 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 & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Kobo, Papercrafts Magazine, Everand, Target, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart, and KidsWorldBooks.