Italian Immigrants: 1880-1920 (Coming to America)
by Anne M. Todd
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series, Chinese New Year is illustrated with color photographs throughout. Readers will learn how a simple gathering of family and friends grew into a weeklong, worldwide festival."--
Follows a Jewish family as they leave Russia in 1893 and begin a new life in New York City, where they find new challenges and opportunities on their way to becoming Americans.
Confronting Discrimination Against Immigrants (Speak Up! Confronting Discrimination in Your Daily Life)
by Carla Mooney
DK Super Readers Level 4 Viaje a través de la isla de Ellis (Journey Through Ellis Island) (DK Super Readers)
Idea básica Aprende acerca de la experiencia de los inmigrantes que llegaron a la isla Ellis hace más de cien años. ¡Convierte la lectura en uno de tus superpoderes con nuestros DK Super Readers informativos! - - - - - - - - Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about Ellis Island and the people arriving there at the turn of the 20th century with this fact-filled nonfiction reader – carefully leveled to help children progress. Explore the history of the world-famous Ell...
Climate Migrants (In the News: Need to Know Set Two)
by Ashley Kuehl
Jihun, whose family recently moved to the United States from Korea, receives a class assignment to write a letter to his best friend but he’s not sure how it will turn out. First, he's just learning English. Second, he doesn't have any friends in America yet. What's more, his best friend back in Korea can’t read - because Oto is a cat! Fueled by wonderful memories of his former home, Jihun uses his artistic creativity to transform letters of the English alphabet to make a drawing of Oto. The V’...
Farah hates her "strong" nose, despite Dadi Ama telling her that it should make her proud. "How can I be proud of my nose?", Farah wondered.When Farah visits a South Asian heritage photography exhibition at her local museum, she is surrounded by pictures of determined, proud women with the same nose. As she reads about the immigrant women who bravely moved to new lands, learned new languages and shared their culture, Farah is finally able to see past her nose, to the trailblazers, mothers, leade...
Lo que significa la inmigración y ser inmigrante. ¿Cómo podemos comunicarles a los niños lo que realmente significa la inmigración? ¿Cómo explicamos todas las decisiones difíciles que las personas toman cuando deciden dejar su país de origen para empezar de nuevo en otro lugar? ¡Puedes empezar con este libro! Este libro ayuda aclarar muchas de las complejidades de la inmigración y nos recuerda a todos que, sin importar de dónde vengamos, todos somos humanos y debemos ser tratados como tales.
Lakshmi just moved from rural, sunny Guyana to a city in icy, frigid Minnesota. Her family is trying hard to adjust to a new country, but for Lakshmi, the hardest part is the cold, slushy, white stuff everywhere. Snow didn't exist in Guyana, but it's inescapable in Minnesota. Lakshmi's too scared to walk in it, so her mama has to carry her everywhere. But when she meets a new friend on the bus, Lakshmi's fears melt away, revealing a bravery she didn't know she had. Based on the author's own chil...
America Debates United States Policy on Immigration (America Debates)
by Renee Ambrosek
What Does Being an American Mean? Laws and Citizen Responsibilities American Constitution Book Grade 4 Children's Government Books
Presents information on all sides of the immigration issues of today, discussing illegal immigration, immigration and the economy, assimilation, and other aspects.
Immigration from the Former Yugoslavia (Changing Face of North America)
by Nancy Honovich
An overview of immigration from the six countries that made up Yugoslavia to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.
Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom (Set) (21st Century Junior Library: Celebrating Diversity in My Cla)
The History of Immigration (Crossing the Border)
by Cathleen Small