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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherVermont Folklife Center
ISBN-100916718166
ISBN-139780916718169
eBay Product ID (ePID)1693006
Product Key Features
Book TitleTwobrothers
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, General, Family / Siblings, People & Places / United States / General, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes, Donato, Michael A.
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorWilliam Jaspersohn
Book SeriesVermont Folklife Center Children's Book Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.6 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width10.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN00-024578
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToThird Grade
SynopsisTwo brothers, Heinrich and Friedrich, immigrate separately to America, following each other by several years. Neither knows what has become of the other. One day the elder brother, Heinrich, is sent to mend fence with the neighboring farmer's hired man. To his delight he discovers the man he is to work with is none other than his younger brother, Friedrich! To his delight he discovers the man he is to work with is his none other than his younger brother, Friedrich!, Award-winning author William Jaspersohn brings American history alive in a moving immigrant tale. The story retells the amazing, true saga of the Eurich brothers from Prussia, who arrive five years apart in America in the 1880s and who miraculously end up on neighboring farms in central Vermont. An activity page offers suggestions to young readers about ways to explore their own family heritage. Ages 6-10., Award-winning author William Jaspersohn brings American history alive in a moving immigrant tale. The story retells the amazing, true saga of the Eurich brothers from Prussia, who arrive five years apart in America in the 1880s and who miraculously end up on neighboring farms in central Vermont.