Agnes’s Rescue: The True Story of an Immigrant Girl

By Karl Beckstrand and Veara S. Fife

(Biography, nondenominational) “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 happy family doesn’t have much. When they embrace a new faith, the women are persecuted and Anna's mother has trouble finding work.

Unable to afford passage herself, the girls’ mother puts them on a boat to the United States, hoping they will have a better life there. The sisters separate in America because Ida has work in one state and Anna’s female sponsor lives in another. Little Anna arrives alone in an unfamiliar train station late at night—but her host is not there to meet her as arranged. Unable to speak English, the child prays that her Heavenly Father will send someone to help her—someone who speaks Swedish. The answer to Anna’s prayer goes beyond what she would have imagined.

LOOK inside! #3 in the Young American Immigrants series (standalone nonfiction, previous title not needed). Get all four inspirational kids’ books in a bundle (for ages 5 and up, kindergarten – fifth grade, ESL/ELL/ESOL): Agnes's Rescue: The True Story of an immigrant Girl (I), Ida’s Witness (II), Samuel Sailing: The True Story of an Immigrant Boy (IV)—with online secrets, family history/geography lesson plan ideas, and video book trailer: PremioBooks. Stories of real immigrant children transport readers and transcend culture and time.

Don’t miss this hybrid picture book on refugees, courage, Christmas, and faith. 1,000 read-aloud words by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (explore his 60 multicultural books), illustrated by Shari Griffiths; 30 full-color illustrations, 8.5”x8.5” soft/hard/ebook; Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © 2017), libraries, schools, and all major book distributors. JNF007120, JNF053240, JNF025200, JNF038060, JNF007080, JNF057050, JNF019060; QRA, YFK, 5HPD; Library of Congress control number: 2013913404; Hard ISBN: 978-0985398866, soft ISBN: 978-0615856179 (eISBN: 9781370706174)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karl Beckstrand
• Release date: Jul 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005577032

Karl Beckstrand

Media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator of 25 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles. His survival thriller, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award, and his multicultural kids’ books have been lauded by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn Book, and School Library Journal. Raised in Silicon Valley, he has lived abroad and worked with people from all continents (except Antarctica). His work reflects cultural diversity—not only in protagonists, but in collaborators (his illustrators hail from Latin America, Europe, and Asia). Beckstrand has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APUS, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. He teaches media at a state college and, since 2004, has run Premio Publishing. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters—and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared via: Amazon, Apple/iBooks, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, and https://PremioBooks.comhttps://karlbeckstrandblog.wordpress.com/AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW, SPEAKING, & CONSULTATION: [e-mail] topics:"Getting Your Book to the World - Traditional vs. Digital publishing""Entrepreneurship: Bless Lives, Make Money with Your Gifts""Artistic Education - How the Humanities Enrich Us""Writing Scripts for Shows, Film, Ads & the Web""Writing for Media: News Stories & Press Releases that Get Attention""How Diversity Enriches Everyone""Making Habit Work for You - Replace the Bad with Milestones"

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