Gittel's journey : an Ellis Island story / story by Leslea Newman ; pictures by Amy June Bates.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781419727474
- 1419727478
- Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Juvenile fiction
- Emigration and immigration -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction
- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction
- Separation (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
- Jews -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- Multiculturalism -- Juvenile fiction
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Newman Leslea | Checked out | 06/24/2024 | 33111009352234 | |||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Newman Leslea | Available | 33111009149770 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story is an award-winning picture book from author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Amy Bates.
Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin's address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family?
Both a heart-wrenching and heartwarming story, Gittel's Journey offers a fresh perspective on the immigration journey to Ellis Island. The book includes an author's note explaining how Gittel's story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman's grandmother and family friend.
"Beautifully designed and illustrated . . . The watercolor illustrations artfully capture an era and people." -- School Library Journal (Starred Review)
"Newman's spare yet evocative text works well as a read-aloud, and the solution to Gittel's problem . . . is both clever and true." -- Booklist (Starred Review)
Loosely based on true stories told to the author by her grandmother and aunt about their voyage to America.
"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references.