Agnes's Rescue

<p><strong>Embark on a true adventure through the eyes of a child who sailed rode and walked it</strong> (portrayed in the motion picture <em>17 Miracles</em>). Nine-year-old Agnes hopes for a better life in the USA--but will she survive the journey to her new home? </p><p>Leaving her brother in Scotland (her father already lost at sea) brave Agnes sails with her Scottish-Irish mother and siblings to New York in 1856. They travel by train to the edge of the Western Frontier in Iowa then walk west 1200 miles with little food. Somewhere near the Continental Divide Agnes's shoes wear out. <strong>In blizzard conditions she must now cross the Rocky Mountains--barefoot. </strong></p><p><strong>#1 in the Young American Immigrants (nonfiction picture book) series. Get the ebook free.</strong></p><p><strong>Don't miss this moving account of courage faith and gratitude</strong> for children 6 - 11 years (1st - 6th grades); 1500 read-aloud words from Agnes Caldwell Southworth's autobiography set in an important era of American history; retold by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (discover his 60 multicultural books<span style=background-color: rgba(252 252 252 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> today</span>) and Veara Southworth Fife.</p><p><strong>Explore <em>4 Stories of Immigrant Kids</em></strong> bound in one volume--you'll be happy you did!</p><p>  <em>Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an immigrant Girl</em></p><p>  <em>Ida's Witness</em> (Sweden)</p><p>  <em>Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an immigrant Boy</em> (South Africa)</p><p><strong>Each has online SECRETS and classroom lesson plans </strong>(make a family tree): KidsWorldBooks<em>. </em></p><p><strong>LOOK inside!</strong> 32 full-color hand-made illustrations by Beckstrand and Sean Sullivan; inspiring 8.5x8.5 book about resilient kids 4<sup>th</sup> of July and Pioneer Day (LDS); Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © April 2021) libraries and major horse book distributors. School/homeschool. None of our multiracial kids' books discuss CRT gender or orientation. LCCN: 2021931888; JNF053240 JNF007120 JNF053030 JNF002000 JNF058000 JNF007020 JNF026000 JNF051180 JNF057020; YXG YNMF YNMD; (eISBN: 978-1005577032) hard ISBN: 978-1951599119 soft ISBN: 978-1975888831</p>