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How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
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How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story Paperback - 1990

by Eve Bunting; Beth Peck (Illustrator)

After the police come, the family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat. Other refugees crowd the boat, and the voyage is a long one, but when the family finally arrives they discover it's a special day in more ways than one.


Summary

After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.

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After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.

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It was nice in our village.

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  • Title How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story
  • Author Eve Bunting; Beth Peck (Illustrator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, U.S.A.
  • Date 1990-10-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780395547779 / 0395547776
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.04 x 8.72 x 0.1 in (28.04 x 22.15 x 0.25 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Holiday: Thanksgiving
  • Library of Congress subjects Refugees, Thanksgiving Day
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88002590
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

"A moving fictional presentation of the perilous voyage of a group of Caribbean refugees to this country." Kirkus Reviews with Pointers

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 11/09/1990, Page 0
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