{"product_id":"five-stories-hardcover","title":"Five Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Weinstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJenny 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Weinstein is the illustrator of the picture book \u003ci\u003eYayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e and the author\/illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRecipes for Good Luck: The Superstitions, Rituals, and Practices of Extraordinary People.\u003c\/i\u003e As an illustrator, she is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, amongst many others. Seven pieces of Ellen's work are in the Permanent Collection of the Library of Congress. Ellen is a third-generation resident of New York's Lower East Side, where she lives with her husband and mini-dachshund, Fritzie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.9 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41730742681735,"sku":"9780823451678","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f245a6e0a544eb8e01e9364895901564.webp?v=1734095289","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/five-stories-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}