When Jessie Came Across the Sea
First published 1997
About the book
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When a young girl from a poor eastern European village learns that she must leave her beloved grandmother for a new life – and a new love – in America, they both feel that their hearts will break. The sure and inspired narrative by award-winning author Amy Hest is paired with paintings by P.J. Lynch that glow with warmth and carefully observed detail, creating an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience. – Publisher.
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Catalogue record
Poolbeg Press · 37 pages
- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press
- Pages
- 37
- ISBN
- 978-0-606-34016-8
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- Publisher
- Poolbeg Press
- Pages
- 37
- ISBNs
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- 978-0-606-34016-8
- 978-0-7636-1274-0
- 978-1-930332-78-2
- 978-0-7445-6963-6
- 978-1-880507-46-9
- 978-1-85371-787-1
- 978-0-613-69484-1
- 978-0-7636-0094-5
- Author
- Hest, Amy
- Statement
- When Jessie Came Across the Sea / Amy Hest.
- Records
- Open Library
- Children's stories, English
- Emigration and immigration
- Grandmothers
- Jews
- Juvenile fiction
- Orphans
- Picture books for children
- Spanish language materials
- Accelerated Reader
- Immigration and emigration
- United States