In the New World: A Family in Two Centuries
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The story of Robert and Margarete and their children Johannes and Dorothea, who emigrate from Germany to the United States in 1850. After landing in New Orleans and joining a wagon train headed west to Nebraska, the family establishes a farm outside Omaha. The book ends with a switch to modern day with descendants of Robert and Margarete living on the same farm. They make the decision to investigate their roots and visit Germany, reversing the trip their ancestors made.
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Christa Holtei had a long academic career at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. Since 1994 she has worked as a translator and freelance author. She has a talent for explaining complex ideas to children in relatively few words. Gerda Raidt studied graphic arts at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle and illustration at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig. Since 2004 she has worked as a freelance illustrator and has worked on numerous books.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781580896306
- Publication Date
- March 10, 2015
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 85
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 5 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2013049025
- Lexile® Level
- NC870L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.3
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 191500
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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