HOW MANY DAYS TO AMERICA? [9780833552952]

from HollyRogers

This book is about a family that is forced to leave there home and starts there journey to America on a small boat. Faced with hunger and sickness the poeple on the boat encounter many hardships. After a long journey they make it to America welcomed with open arms and food, the family has reached...

from hphipp2

"How Many Days to America?" is a book about a Caribbean family who must leave after "the soldiers" came. They had to leave in the middle of the night to leave for America. They could take nothing except a change of clothes. They left by sea, and on their journey, they lost their few belongings to...

from tstato1

SUMMARY After soldiers storm a home, a family is forced to leave and find salvation in America. They sail for days trying to search for land. When they first encounter land, they are turned away by three guards. They encounter more land later and are welcomed to America. REVIEW Eve Bunting's illu...

from MaestraDixon

A realistic story of a family fleeing soldiers in their Caribbean country. They take a fishing boat to America, and there are many difficulties along the way. This is a great book for discussing or teaching about reasons people immigrate to the United States. The connection between the original p...

from bamabreezin4

I loved this book as a lesson about being a refugee from the point of view of a child who is one himself. It's written simply enough for kids to understand, probably late second to third grade, but is even better for a read aloud. Also, this book brings up the true meaning of the holiday Thanksgi...