Mahwah, NJ: Bridge Water Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Third Printing; Hardcover. 0816765200 . Color ; 10 1/2 x 8 1/2; Unpaginated pages; Oblong shaped hard cover has blue spine with red lettering. Slight rubbing to covers; 'Willis' tidily written in upper corner of front end paper. DJ has slight rubbing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Pages not numbered; 32 pages. Lavishly illustrated with color pictures. Based on a true story, this inspiring tale from a Caldecott Medal-winning author follows the adventures of a girl who sails with her two younger brothers from Ireland to America. She becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, Jan. 1, 1892. .

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Bookseller: Pegasusbooks.biz (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 15241
Title: Dreaming Of America: An Ellis Island Story
Author: Bunting, Eve
Illustrator: Ben F. Stahl
Format/Binding: Third Printing; Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0816765200
ISBN 13: 9780816765201
Publisher: Bridge Water Books
Place of Publication: Mahwah, NJ
Date Published: 2002
Keywords: 0816765200, Juvenile Fiction;, Irish Americans;, Immigrant History;, Transportation History;, Cultural History;, Social History;, American History;, Women's History;

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