When I First Came to This Land [Hardcover]

Harriet Ziefert (Author), Oscar Brand (Author), Simms Taback (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (July 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399247939
• ISBN-13: 978-0399247934
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #463,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The adventures of a typical nineteenth century immigrant pursuing the American dream, October 5, 2009

By	American Immigration Council's Community Educ... (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When I First Came to This Land (Hardcover)

Many baby boomers will remember joyfully singing Oscar Brand's folksong, "When I First Came to this Land," in primary school. Harriet Ziefert's story version, paired with Caldecott Award Winner Simms Taback's lively illustrations, introduces this simple immigration story to another generation of children. The repetitive language and humorous illustrations should appeal to students as they follow the adventures of a typical nineteenth century immigrant pursuing the American dream. Aimed at primary students, this imaginative book could serve as an introduction to American immigration history for students at any grade level.

4.0 out of 5 stars Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children, November 16, 2008

By	Yana V. Rodgers "http://econkids.rutgers.edu" (New Brunswick, NJ) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: When I First Came to This Land (Hardcover)

A young immigrant has arrived to the United States and its territories in the late 1800s. Although he has little money, he uses his courage, physical strength, and a sense of humor to start a working farm. With his new wife and son, together they prosper in the new land. This cheerful book, rooted in folklore and based on a song by Oscar Brand, incorporates important economics lessons about natural resources, human resources, and economic history. Caldecott Medal-winning artist Simms Taback provides striking illustrations that give readers a sense of the challenges and accomplishments that America's new immigrants experienced as they settled in the western territories.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a new edition, August 28, 2007

By	E. Quast "EJQ" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: When I First Came to This Land (Hardcover)

Fine book, based on the song by Oscar Brand, but this "2007 edition" has the same ISBN as the 1998 issue and seems identical in every aspect.