When Jessie came across the sea [Text]
Amy Hest
- 1st ed. Paperback
- Walker Books 1997
- 40 p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 1998. Summary: Set at the turn of the 19th century, this is the story of a young girl's adventure. Voyaging across the sea to a new life in America, Jessie leaves behind her village home and her beloved Grandmother, to whom she entrusts a precious keepsake, hoping that one day they will be reunited.