Five Stories - Ellen Weinstein
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Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City.Jenny Epsteinย and her family arrive on a steamship from Russia in the 1910s. Jenny writes letters in Yiddish to her grandmother, while practicing her English in her new neighborhood. By the 1930s, when Anna Cozzi and her Italian family move into the building, Jenny ... Full description
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Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City.
Jenny Epsteinย and her family arrive on a steamship from Russia in the 1910s. Jenny writes letters in Yiddish to her grandmother, while practicing her English in her new neighborhood. By the 1930s, when Anna Cozzi and her Italian family move into the building, Jenny has become a teacher in Annaโs school. Thenย Josรฉ Marte moves in during the 1960s, Maria Torres in the 1980s, and Wei Yei in the Lower East Side of today.
Perfect for early elementary students, this cross section of American history celebrates themany diverse cultures that make up our nationโfrom the food we eat, to the ways we worship,and the families we love.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A CSMCL Bestย Multiculturalย Children's Book of the Year
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| Author | Ellen Weinstein |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Candlewick Press (MA) |
| Release year | 2026 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9780823462773 |