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ELLIS ISLANDELLIS ISLANDRELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What's Inside:
  • America's Immigrants
  • Passing Through Ellis Island
  • Being Detained at Ellis Island
  • Conditions on Ellis Island Improve
  • Ellis Island Is Used Less and Less
  • Ellis Island Stories
Features:
  • DIAGRAMS
  • LEXILE® READING LEVEL: 900L
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"In the 62 years between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million people landed on a tiny island in New York City's harbor. They were all immigrants -men, women, and children who had left their native lands to come to the United States. Some, such as the Jews of Eastern Europe, were escaping religious persecution. Others were fleeing famine or seeking economic improvement. To all of them, Ellis Island. . . "
RELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS
IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION
"What would it take for you to pack up just a few of your most cherished possessions and move permanently to another country - war, famine, or persecution due to your religion, race, or political beliefs? Or would you move simply for the chance to make a lot more money than you now have? Throughout history, people have become immigrants for these and other reasons. But no matter what the cause. . . "
STATUE OF LIBERTYSTATUE OF LIBERTY
"It's 1865 and Professor Edouard Rene Lefebvre de Laboulaye is giving a dinner party at his home near Versailles, France. The professor is an expert on the history of the United States, where the Civil War has just ended. Laboulaye is pleased that the Union won and slavery has been abolished. The conversation turns to politics. The guests recall how the French had sent soldiers, arms, ships,. . . "
VALUE-PACKED SETS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America. By Martin W. Sandler, Scholastic, 2004.
  • Journey to Ellis Island. By Carol Bierman, Hyperion, 2005.
  • Arriving at Ellis Island (Events That Shaped America) by Marylee Knowlton and Dale Anderson, Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2002.
  • Ellis Island (Symbols, Landmarks, and Monuments Set 2). By, Tamara L. Britton, Checkerboard Books, 2004.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Encyclopedia of Ellis Island. By Barry Moreno, Greenwood Press, 2004.
  • Island of Hope, Island of Tears : The Story of Those Who Entered the New World through Ellis Island-In Their Own Words. By David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck, and Douglass Brownstone, MetroBooks, 2002.
  • Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway. By, Loretto Dennis Szucs, Ancestry.com, 2001.
WEBSITES
  • Ellis Island Immigration Museum: www.ellisisland.com
  • History Channel - Ellis Island: www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html
  • Scholastic Teachers - Ellis Island: teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration
  • PBS - New Americans: www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • National Park Service, Ellis Island (NY):
    www.nps.gov/elis