How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story

by Josefina Callender and Eve Bunting

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395547776
• ISBN13: 9780395547779
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Refugees' voyage to freedom

My third graders like this book very much and it sparks a lot of discussion about America and freedom. It's about a family that must flee a Caribbean island because of political persecution. They escape in a crowded boat, where they face hunger and fear. On their trip they are even robbed and shot at. Finally, they reach a friendly shore where they are welcomed and invited to share a feast, for it is Thanksgiving Day in America. They agree there is much to be thankful for. The text is very simple and the illustrations convey the mood of fear and uncertainty. This little book may bring tears to your eyes, and will definitely make you proud to be an American.

Fabulous school reading material for Thanksgiving

Eve Bunting has managed to describe at a child's level the fear, anticipation and exhaustion that often accompanied many of our ancestors as they came to America. This book is a reminder of the people who both came before us and those that still come with hope to America. It is a beautiful, meaningful and heartwarming book to share with elementary students and families either during the Thanksgiving season or while studying history and immigration.