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Their great gift courage, sacrifice, and hope in a new land

Explores the experience of immigrants who came to America in the twenty-first century, celebrating the diversity of the country and hope for the future.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Coy, John, 1958- (Author)
Other Authors:	Huie, Wing Young, 1955- (Photographer)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2016]
Subjects:	Immigrants > United States > Juvenile nonfiction. United States > Emigration and immigration > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Explores the experience of immigrants who came to America in the twenty-first century, celebrating the diversity of the country and hope for the future.
Physical Description:	32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781467780544 (library bound) 1467780545 (library bound)
Author Notes:	John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From . He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year,and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Wing Young Huie photographs the dizzying socioeconomic and cultural realities of American society, much of it centered on the urban cores of his home state of Minnesota. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.