My Grandmother's Journey
Publication Information
Author:  Cech, John	Illustrator:  McGinley-Nally, Sharon
Title:  My Grandmother's Journey	Date:  1991
Publisher:  Bradbury	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-02-718135-9	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
The narrator tells the story of the grandmother's life and of the many wars and troubles she experienced in Eastern Europe, until she came to the U.S.
Teaching Ideas:
This book might be an excellent tool for teaching geography or European history. It may spark good creative writing about journeys and immigrations, or parents might follow the reading of this book by writing about a relative who shaped them or about what they've learned that they'd like to pass on to their children. Teachers might compare this book to Bunting's How Many Days to America and Garland's Lotus Seed. The art is distinctive; students could look for other examples of ethnic designs or discuss the match between the subject matter and the art. For additional titles about family history, see the Family History Matrix.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Family > family history Family > grandparents > grandmothers Geography > locations > continents/regions > Europe Hardships > survival History > region > Europe Social Studies > sociology > social issues > immigration History > topic > war > refugees

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