(Children's nonfiction) 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? A delightful, inspiring story for all ages and cultures, this ...
Read More
(Children's nonfiction) 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? A delightful, inspiring 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). 35 full-color illustrations for children 6 - 12 yrs. (1st - 7th grades). Don't miss this hybrid picture book about immigration, religious freedom, courageous women, May Day, baptism, and families-#2 in the Young American Immigrants series. Get all four nonfiction books in a bundle (#1 is Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl-free ebook , #3 is Anna's Prayer, #4 is Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy ) available in soft cover, hard cover, and ebook versions. Get online secrets, family history/geography lesson plans, and video book trailer : KidsWorldBooks (Premio Publishing, worldwide rights (c) Nov. 2018), libraries, schools, and all major Christian book distributors. 8.5"x8.5" LDS biography. None of our multicultural kids' books discuss CRT, gender, or orientation. JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF038060, JNF007080, JNF057050; Library of Congress control number: 2016962276; eISBN: 978-0463292839, hard ISBN 978-0985398859, soft ISBN 978-1503247147
Read Less
Add this copy of Ida's Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl to cart. $10.43, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2014 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of Ida's Witness: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl to cart. $22.33, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2014 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of Ida's Witness: the True Story of an Immigrant Girl to cart. $33.97, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of Ida's Witness: the True Story of an Immigrant Girl to cart. $64.16, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
