Betsey Stockton: The Girl with a Missionary Dream

By Laura Caputo-Wickham

Book Overview

Inspiring children's biography of Betsey Stockton, who followed her dream of being a missionary despite being born enslaved.

When young Betsey joined a missionary voyage to Hawaii, everyone was shocked. "A single woman, who was born enslaved, going to mission? How extraordinary "

But that's exactly who Betsey wasƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"an extraordinary girl who believed in an extraordinary God

Follow her adventurous five-month journey across the Pacific Ocean. A journey of laughter, tears, prayer and even a newborn life A journey that would take her to the shores of beautiful Hawaii, where she would finally be able to do what she'd always dreamt ofƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚"be a missionary.

How extraordinary indeed.

Children will enjoy this beautifully illustrated children's biography of Betsey Stockton (c. 1798-1865), who, despite being born enslaved, follows her dream of being a missionary to Hawaii.

Can be read to young children aged 4-7 and read by children aged 7 years+.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784985775
• ISBN13: 9781784985776
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Good Book Co
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2