When Jessie came across the sea / Amy Hest ; illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 1997.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cmISBN: - 0763600946 (hc : alk. paper)
- 9780763600945 (hc : alk. paper)
| 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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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Hest, Amy | Available | 33111005345448 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In an inspiring pairing, Amy Hest and P.J. Lynch create an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience.
Jessie lives with her grandmother in a poor village in the valleys of eastern Europe. When, to everyone's surprise, young Jessie is chosen by the village rabbi to travel to America, and to leave her grandmother behind, they both feel their hearts will break.
Award-winning author Amy Hest brings her sure and inspired touch to the story of our immigrant heritage as she follows Jessie across the ocean to a new life--and a new love--in America.
Exquisitely illustrated by P.J. Lynch, with paintings that glow with warmth and carefully observed detail, WHEN JESSIE COMES ACROSS THE SEA transcends time and culture in a tribute to the courage and hope of all who seek a better life. It is destined to become a modern classic.
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.