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Clarion Books (1998), Library Binding, 32 pages
Description
The Sabbath candlesticks given to them by their grandmother when they leave Russia help two sisters make it safely to join their father in New York.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
CCBC Choices (1998)
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LibraryThing member jenvid
Two Russian sisters embark on a journey to unite with their father in New York. It touches slightly on the hardships immigrants had to endure on their voyage. I would incorporate this book into the class when covering immigration, or early American history. I would try to tie it in with other types
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of immigration. I would look into the time period, and find books on Hispanic, Asian, or other European immigration stories. Show Less
LibraryThing member kdhayes06
Summary: Many Russian Jews fled to America at the turn of the 20th century. This story follows two young sisters across the Atlantic and through Ellis Island to their father. The three of them start their new life in a new country with a special dinner and a prayer said with grandma’s Sabbath
Personal: I can’t imagine the courage it takes people to leave everything they know and own and come to a totally unknown country to start over. This story in particular has characters that are very young making the journey on their own. It is those people who make America what it is.
Classroom Extensions:
Social Studies: Ellis Island witnessed people of all nationalities coming through its’ doors. It is from those nationalities that America is made. See if students can find out from their families what nationalities they may have.
History: The late 1800’s and turn of the century seen an influx of immigrants into America. This story can help younger children picture what it might have been like for some of them.
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candlesticks between them. Personal: I can’t imagine the courage it takes people to leave everything they know and own and come to a totally unknown country to start over. This story in particular has characters that are very young making the journey on their own. It is those people who make America what it is.
Classroom Extensions:
Social Studies: Ellis Island witnessed people of all nationalities coming through its’ doors. It is from those nationalities that America is made. See if students can find out from their families what nationalities they may have.
History: The late 1800’s and turn of the century seen an influx of immigrants into America. This story can help younger children picture what it might have been like for some of them.
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ISBN
039564366X / 9780395643662
UPC
046442643665