Anna's Prayer

<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p>Because Ida has work in Idaho the sisters separate and young Anna continues by train to meet an aunt in another state. <strong>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. </strong></p><p>Unable to ask for help in English Anna prays that God will send someone to help her--someone who speaks Swedish.<strong> The answer to Anna's prayer goes beyond what she would have imagined. </strong></p><p>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</p><p><strong>This children's biography touches on a universal desire--the yearning for family and a place to call home.</strong> Part of <em>4 Stories of Immigrants Kids</em> get all four inspirational kids' books in a bundle or bound in one (for ages 5 and up kindergarten - fifth grade): </p><p><em>  Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an immigrant Girl</em> (Scotland)</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 free ebooks and family history/geography lesson plans</strong> (make a family tree): KidsWorldBooks. </p><p><strong>Don't miss this moving nonfiction book on courageous resilient kids Christmas and faith</strong>. Stories of real refugee women transport readers and transcend culture and time. 1000 read-aloud words (nondenominational) by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books today) illustrated by Shari Griffiths.</p><p><strong>LOOK inside!</strong> 30 full-color pages 8.5x8.5; 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)</p>