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Cuando Jessie Cruzo El Oceano

Cuando Jessie Cruzo El Oceano

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Spanish Description

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Cuando su abuela no puede acompañarla, Jessie, una huérfana judía de trece años, deja su pequeño pueblo europeo y viaja sola en barco hasta Nueva York. Allí trabaja sin descanso durante tres años cosiendo encajes y ahorrando cada moneda que gana, decidida a traer también a su querida abuela a Estados Unidos. Este entrañable libro ilustrado explora temas de inmigración, devoción familiar y el valor necesario para comenzar una nueva vida, honrando la experiencia de las familias judías inmigrantes de principios de siglo.

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  • 9

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Book Details

Copyright: 1998

Publisher: Lectorum Publications

Author: Amy Hest

Subject: Social Studies: Geography/History/Economics/Civics

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About the Book

When her grandmother cannot make the journey, thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan Jessie leaves her small European village and sails alone to New York City. There she works tirelessly for three years, sewing lace and saving every coin she earns, determined to bring her beloved grandmother to America too. This tender picture book explores themes of immigration, family devotion, and the courage it takes to start a new life in a new land, honoring the immigrant experience of Jewish families arriving at the turn of the century.

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