Mud Poppers and Leaf Whistles

"Mud Poppers Leaf Whistles; Journey of a Young Austrian Immigrant" is an historical fiction book written from the viewpoint of a young Austrian boy. Follow twelve-year old Johann and his family from a small farm in Eastern Europe to the port in Germany where they board a ship for the harrowing trip to America. They settle in Kansas and battle the elements to establish a new home. During the sixty-two years that Ellis Island was open, more then 2.2 million people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire immigrated to America. Today there are millions of their descendents residing in America. Are you one of them?Gagnon, Janet M. is the author of 'Mud Poppers and Leaf Whistles', published 2007 under ISBN 9781425790448 and ISBN 1425790445.