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

(Biography, nondenominational) "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. Discover the 1880s tale of Anna Anderson, a girl living in Sweden with her mother and her sister, Ida. The family is poor but happy. When they change religions, the women are persecuted and Anna's mother has trouble finding work.

Anna and Ida's mother sends them to America, without her, to find a better life. Because Ida must work in Idaho, the sisters separate, and little Anna travels alone to Salt Lake City. Late at night, Anna arrives at the train station; but her female host is not there to meet her as arranged. Unable to speak English, the child prays Heavenly Father will send someone to help her--someone who speaks Swedish. But the answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she could have imagined.

#3, Young American Immigrants series (stand-alone nonfiction, previous title not needed. Agnes's Rescue [I], Ida's Witness [II], Samuel Sailing [IV]) for kids ages 5 and up (kindergarten - fifth grade). Stories of real immigrant children transfix readers and transcend culture and time. Look inside!

Second printing. Get this soft cover or hard cover hybrid picture book (also an ebook) on refugees, family history/genealogy, and faith. 1,000 read-aloud words by best-selling, award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Shari Griffiths; 30 full-color pages, 8.5"x8.5". Free family history/geography lesson plans, images, and video book trailer: Premio Publishing (worldwide rights (c) 2017), PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF038060, JNF007080, JNF057050, JNF019060; LCCN: 2013913404, eISBN: 9781370706174, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, Soft ISBN: 978-0615856179

Author: Karl Beckstrand
Publisher: Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Published: 04/01/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780985398866
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author
Beckstrand, Karl: - Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, 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. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: //KarlBeckstrand.com, http: //PremioBooks.com