The Long Way to a New Land tells the story of Carl Erik and his family who travel as emigrants from Sweden to America. In Sweden, Carl Erik’s family cannot grow crops because of the lack of rain, and after receiving a letter from an uncle in America, his family decides to move to America. However, the trip is far from Memoria Press product: https://www.memoriapress.com/curriculum/read-alouds/long-way-new-land/