Anna’s Prayer

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 producerThis 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 and up, 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 © 2016), libraries, and major distributors. School/homeschool; JNF007120, JNF053070, JNF053200, JNF070000, JNF057050, JNF019060, JNF049240, JNF002000, JNF057020, JNF058000; QRA, YFK, 5HPD; LCCN: 2013913404; Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 (eISBN: 978-1370706174)