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My Journey Through Ellis Island

Lynda Arnaz

Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Jan. 15, 2016)

Traveling to live in a new country can be terrifying, especially to a child. Leaving behind family, friends, and places you know and love is something everyone can relate to. In this book, readers board a boat with an immigrant child going to the United States for the first time. The first-person narration introduces readers to Ellis Island and the many immigrants coming to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, including their reasons for doing so. Historical images and fact boxes add context to this important social studies topic.

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Journey to Ellis Island

Carol Bierman, Laurie McGaw, Barbara Hehner

Hardcover (Hyperion Books for Children, Nov. 25, 1998)

After trekking across Europe and making it to Ellis Island on the Rotterdam in 1922, young Yehuda Weinstein, his mother, and his younger sister are almost turned away by immigration because he is wearing a sling, when fate intervenes.

My Journey Through Ellis Island

Lynda Arnez

Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)

Traveling to live in a new country can be terrifying, especially to a child. Leaving behind family, friends, and places you know and love is something everyone can relate to. In this book, readers board a boat with an immigrant child going to the United States for the first time. The first-person narration introduces readers to Ellis Island and the many immigrants coming to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, including their reasons for doing so. Historical images and fact boxes add context to this important social studies topic.