When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest, P.J. Lynch

4.3 AVERAGE

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readtheriot's review against another edition

4.0
*read for an assignment*

laurenpedersen's review against another edition

3.0
A story of bravery (to cross the ocean) and love of family (to save her earnings for her grandmother to join her).

iggnaseous's review against another edition

4.0
Beautifully illustrated narrative of the European immigrant experience. Raises interesting questions for me about what distinguishes various immigrant groups.

alysona's review against another edition

5.0
This is one of my all time favorites and one of the picture books my daughter won't part with.
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moominbit's review against another edition

3.0
The story gets two stars, the illustrations four. So three stars in between.
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thewinnielife's review against another edition

Loved this book! It reminded me of All of a Kind Family, one of my favorite series.

wordnerd153's review against another edition

3.0
Engrossing portrayal of one girl's immigrant experience. Fairly text heavy, so a good fit for upper elementary students. It would be interesting to compare this book to ones that explore the modern immigrant experience.
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lee_hillshire's review against another edition

5.0
I almost cried. It's still so beautiful.
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pussreboots's review against another edition

5.0
Just lovely... especially PJ Lynch's paintings.

http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2014/comments_01/when_jessie_came_across_the_sea.html

cweichel's review against another edition

4.0
I almost weeded this book today and then I stopped to read it. It isn’t a picture book for younger readers but the illustrations are stunning and the story of immigration is a very important one.