01886cam a2200397 i 4500 755786642 TxAuBib 20230410120000.0 171114s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017044804 9781419727474 hardcover $17.99 1419727478 hardcover $17.99 (OCoLC)1012688369 TxAuBib rda Newman, Lesléa,. Gittel's journey [PB] : an Ellis Island story / story by Lesléa Newman ; pictures by Amy June Bates. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019. ©2019. 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Loosely based on true stories told to the author by her grandmother and aunt about their voyage to America. Includes bibliographical references. "Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"-- Provided by publisher. 20230410. Jcat 20190312 pjr. Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award Honor (2020). Emigration and immigration Pictorial works Juvenile fiction. Separation (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children. Bates, Amy June.