Karl Beckstrand

Anna's Prayer: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl

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(Nonfiction, biography) 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. Discover the 1880s tale of Anna Anderson, a girl living in Sweden with her mother and her sister, Ida. The women are poor but happy. When they change religions, the family is persecuted and Anna's mother has trouble finding work. Eventually, she sends Anna and Ida to America without her to find a better life. Because Ida must work in Idaho, the sisters separate, and little Anna travels alone to Salt Lake City. Late at night, Anna arrives at the t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Griffiths, Shari (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-0-9853988-6-6
EAN: 9780985398866
Produktnummer: 25548779
Verlag: Lightning Source Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Masse: H22.2 cm x B22.1 cm x D0.6 cm 318 g
Reihenbandnummer: 2
Gewicht: 318
Sonstiges: Ab 5 - 10 J.

Über den Autor

Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 20 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book's blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. An ESL and college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, nonfiction, ESL/ELL Spanish/bilingual books, wordless and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http://KarlBeckstrand.com, https://GozoBooks.comDiscursante y autor Karl Beckstrand nació en San José, California. Vivió por dos años en Sudamérica y da clases sobre medios de comunicación y entretenimiento. Él obtuvo su titulo en periodismo de la Universidad de Brigham Young en Provo, Utah, otro título de maestría en relaciones internacionales por American Public University en West Virginia, y estudió cine en Utah y California. Le encanta compartir cuentos y misterios y ha escrito quince libros (muchos incluyen dibujos y una guía de pronunciación en inglés y español), y contenido editorial para Printech Corp., The Children's Miracle Network, la revista PaperCrafts Magazine, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, el diario The Daily Universe, la radio y televisión. Siempre intento incluir un mensaje de coraje, o del valor de compartir, dice. Ha servido como intérprete y le encanta cantar con un conjunto de rock. Busca Karl Beckstrand - Publisher en Facebook, Amazon y Twitter. KarlBeckstrand.com. El Autor Karl Beckstrand está disponible para entrevistas en español.