Betsey Stockton: The Girl with a Missionary Dream - Laura Wickham

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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 was--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 of--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, followed her dream of being a missionary to Hawaii. Can be read to young children aged 4-5, and read by children aged 6 plus.