immigrants

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie, in a picture book that evokes an actual silent movie.

Discusses immigration, past and present, focusing on how four children from different countries came to live in the United States.

A girl from Ireland and a boy from Poland overcome the prejudices held by the residents of the small American town to which they have emigrated.