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Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the evolving history of immigration to the United States, a long saga about people coming first in search of food, and then, later, in a quest for religious and political freedom, safety, and prosperity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Describes the experiences of Irish immigrants upon arriving in America during the time of the Irish potato famine. Reader's choices reveal historical details about where they settled, the jobs they found, and the difficulties they faced.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Describes the experiences of German immigrants upon arriving in America. The reader's choices reveal historical details from the perspective of Germans who came to Texas in the 1840s, the Dakota Territory in the 1880s, and Wisconsin before the start of World War I"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since opening in 1892, Ellis Island has come to symbolize the waves of immigrants from a list of countries that seems endless. In this work, Bial tells the story of Ellis Island itself.
7) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An exploration of Ellis Island, which served as a gateway to thousands of immigrants, discussing its history and its importance as an American symbol.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The wind blows in newcomers from all directions. "They" become "we," and we become a garden.--back cover.
"The wind blew in a girl and her clan, where herds of mammoths still wandered the frozen tundra. It later blew a boy and his family across frigid waters, and they spread across the new land. Over time, the wind continued to disperse newcomers from all directions. It blew in men who hoped to find gold, and slave ships, and immigrant families....
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and dialogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station.
10) Immigration
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles mass immigration to the United States from the time of the early colonies to today.
11) Ellis Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of Ellis Island and what immigrants had to go through before they could legally enter the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"People often learn about Ellis Island when they are taught the history of immigration in the US. However, many people also came through Angel Island. Discover the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station"--
14) Angel Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes Angel Island Immigration Station and why it is a symbol of hope and struggle.
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides true accounts of African-American migrants, describing the experiences of children through slavery, emancipation, and migration to the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and Africa, and examining organizations that offered aid to migrant children.
16) Polish Americans
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
©2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes why many Polish immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment.
17) German Americans
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes why many Germans immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Relates the story of immigration to America through the voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island, from its opening in 1892 to the release of the last detainee in 1954.
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Looks at the history of Mexican Americans, Emigration, illegal border crossing, and the influence on American culture.
Describes why many Mexicans immigrated to the United States and how they adapted to their new environment. Looks at the history of Mexican Americans, emigration, illegal border crossing, and the influence on American culture.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Nonfiction
Pub. Date
©1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914. Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station.
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