{"product_id":"annas-prayer-karl-beckstrand-9780985398866","title":"Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Biography, nondenominational) \"Tapping into the most powerful interest on the planet--the hunger to know who we are and where we come from.... \u003cstrong\u003eGreatest story...for young and old.\" - Jeff Gallup, TV producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the 1880s tale of Anna Anderson, a girl living in Sweden with her mother and her sister, Ida.\u003c\/strong\u003e The happy family doesn't have much. When they embrace a new faith, the women are persecuted and Anna's mother has trouble finding work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to afford passage herself, the girls' mother puts them on a boat to the United States, hoping they will have a better life there. The sisters separate in America because Ida has work in one state and Anna's female sponsor lives in another. Little Anna arrives alone in an unfamiliar train station late at night--but her host is not there to meet her as arranged. \u003cstrong\u003eUnable to speak English, the child prays that her Heavenly Father will send someone to help her--someone who speaks Swedish. The answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she would have imagined. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLOOK inside! \u003c\/strong\u003e#3 in the Young American Immigrants series (standalone nonfiction, previous title not needed). #1 is free on Kindle. \u003cstrong\u003eGet all four inspirational kids' books in a bundle\u003c\/strong\u003e (for ages 5 and up, kindergarten - fifth grade, ESL\/ELL\/ESOL): \u003cem\u003eAgnes's Rescue: The True Story of an immigrant Girl\u003c\/em\u003e (I)\u003cem\u003e, Ida's Witness\u003c\/em\u003e (II)\u003cem\u003e, Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy \u003c\/em\u003e(IV)--with online secrets, family history\/geography lesson plan ideas, and video book trailer: PremioBooks. Stories of real immigrant children transport readers and transcend culture and time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss this hybrid picture book on refugees, courage, Christmas, and faith. 1,000 read-aloud words by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books), illustrated by Shari Griffiths; 30 full-color pages, 8.5\"x8.5\" soft\/hard\/ebook; Premio Publishing (worldwide rights (c) 2017), libraries, schools, and all major book distributors. JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF038060, JNF007080, JNF057050, JNF019060; QRA, YFK, 5HPD; Library of Congress catalog number: 2013913404; Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 (eISBN: 9781370706174)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Beckstrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985398868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985398866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Premio Publishing \u0026amp; Gozo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Karl Beckstrand","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988347715839,"sku":"9780985398866","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7373ba6-b15e-4d38-9f00-827b13fd8133.jpg?v=1683294036","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/annas-prayer-karl-beckstrand-9780985398866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}