All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel

by Yaccarino, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780375866425
• ISBN10: 0375866426
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-03-08
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Summary

This is the story of four generations of an Italian American family. It begins with an immigrant who came through Ellis Island with big dreams, a small shovel, and his parents' good advice: "Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family." Now, many years later, the man's great-grandson, Dan Yaccarino, tells how he succeeded, and how the little shovel has been passed from father to son-along with the good advice. It's a story that captures the experience of so many American families. One that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents, where did we come from? Tell meourstory.

Author Biography

DAN YACCARINO is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than thirty books to his credit. Dan is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.