(Biography) When young Ida contracts scarlet fever in 1880s Sweden, she almost loses her sight. After another brush with death, Ida learns that there is more than this life, disease has an end, and small miracles happen every day.
With new faith, Ida leaves her mother and brother and sails with her sister to America for a better lifefree from poverty and persecution. But she knows no English. How will she share what she's learned in a strange country?
The prequel to Anna's Prayer, Ida's Witness is a delightful, inspiring story for all ages and cultures (children 6 12 yrs., first seventh grades; 35 full-color illustrations). 2,000 read-aloud words by Ida Lovisa Anderson retold by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (The Bridge of the Golden Woodsee 60+ multicultural booksclick Karl Beckstrand above).