Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City.
A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
Jenny Epstein and her family arrive on a steamship from Russia in the 1910s. Jenny writes letters in Yiddish to her grandmother, while practicing her English in her new neighborhood. By the 1930s, when Anna Cozzi and her Italian family move into the building, Jenny has become a teacher in Anna's school. Then José Marte moves in during the 1960s, Maria Torres in the 1980s, and Wei Yei in the Lower East Side of today.
Perfect for early elementary students, this cross section of American history celebrates themany diverse cultures that make up our nation-from the food we eat, to the ways we worship,and the families we love.
| ISBN: | 9780823462773 |
| Publication date: | 8th September 2026 |
| Author: | Ellen Weinstein |
| Illustrator: | Ellen Weinstein |
| Publisher: | Holiday House an imprint of Candlewick Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees Historical Fiction PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion |
Five children, from five different cultures and in five different decades, grow up in the same building on the Lower East Side of New York City.A CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleJenny Epstein and her family arrive on a steamship from Russia in the 1910s. Jenny writes letters in Yiddish to her grandmother, while practicing her English in her new neighborhood.
Five Stories features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Historical Fiction, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion
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Five Stories was written by Ellen Weinstein and published by Holiday House an imprint of Candlewick Press
Five Stories has 48 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. Not Available.