Gittel's journey : an Ellis Island story
Record details
- ISBN: 1419727478 (hardcover, jacketed, picture)
- ISBN: 9781419727474 (hardcover, jacketed, picture)
- ISBN: 9781419727474
- ISBN: 1419727478
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
print - Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Loosely based on true stories told to the author by her grandmother and aunt about their voyage to America. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary, etc.: | "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"-- |
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Genre: | Historical fiction. Picture books. Children's stories. |
Available copies
- 18 of 20 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | J NEW (Text) | 33625122925816 | Juvenile Red Dot | Available | - |