Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl - Paperback

by Shari Griffiths (Illustrator), Karl Beckstrand (Author)

Discover 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.

Because Ida has work in Idaho, the sisters separate and young Anna continues by train to meet an aunt in another state. Little 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.

Unable to ask for help in English, Anna prays that God will send someone to help her-someone who speaks Swedish. The answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she would have imagined.

"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

This children's biography touches on a universal desire-the yearning for family and a place to call home. Part of 4 Stories of Immigrants Kids, get all four inspirational kids' books in a bundle or bound in one (for ages 5+, kindergarten - fifth grade):

Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an immigrant Girl (Scotland)
Ida's Witness (Sweden)
Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy (South Africa)

Each has online SECRETS, free ebooks, and family history/geography lesson plans (make a family tree): KidsWorldBooks.

Don't miss this moving nonfiction book on courageous resilient kids, Christmas, and faith. 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.

LOOK inside! 30 full-color pages, 8.5"x8.5"; Premio Publishing (worldwide rights (c) 2016), libraries, and major gift book distributors. School/homeschool; QRA, YFK, 5HPD. JNF007120, JNF053070, JNF053200, JNF070000, JNF057050, JNF019060, JNF049240, JNF002000, JNF057020, JNF058000. LCCN: 2013913404; Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 (eISBN: 978-1370706174)

Author Biography

Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 20 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 80 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book's blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. An ESL and college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual/ESL, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, https: //GozoBooks.com