Immigration:
For Kids: Children Immigrating
The immigrant experience from a child's perspective.
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Vietnamese In America (In America Series) by Coleman, Lori
Notes: The In America series by Lerner Publications provides historical information about the many different groups who immigrated to America, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Irish, Chinese, Italians and more.
Reading Level: Ages 9 to 12
ISBN: 082253919
Callnumber: j973.0495 C677v
America, My New Home by Gunning, Monica
Notes: Jamaican-born poet Monica Gunning tell her immigrant's story with gentle humor, grace and a child's sense of wonder.
Reading Level: Ages 7 to 10
ISBN: 1590780574
Callnumber: j811 G957am
Pasta, Fried Rice and Matzoh Balls by Ichord, Loretta Francis
Notes: Covering the period from 1565 through 1920, this charmingly illustrated book explores the cooking that came with the waves of immigrants who spiced up the American diet.
Reading Level: Ages 8 to 10
ISBN: 0761329137
Callnumber: j641.592 Ic3p
Coming to America: The Story of Immigration by Maestro, Betsy
Notes: This basic overview of immigrant experiences in early America tells of how new arrivals came to this country in search of religious and political freedoms.
Reading Level: Ages 6 to 10
ISBN: 0590441515
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1996
Pages: 40
Callnumber: j304.873 M268c
My Chinatown: One Year in Poems by Mak, Kam
Notes: A young Chinese immigrant must adjust to his new life in the United States. Though the transition is difficult at first, the boy grows to enjoy his life in the new country. Finely detailed illustrations enhance the text.
Reading Level: Ages 5 to 8
ISBN: 0060291907
Callnumber: j811 M289a
Dan Thuy's New Life in America by O'Connor, Karen
Notes: The experience of thirteen-year-old Dan Thuy Huynh and her family, recently arrived from Vietnam to live in San Diego, is described as they adapt to their life in a new country.
Reading Level: Ages 9 to 11
ISBN: 0822525550
Callnumber: j325.2597 H986o
Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America by Sandler, Martin W.
Notes: Stirring archival photographs and dramatic first-person accounts bring all aspects of the Ellis Island experience to life.
Reading Level: Ages 9 to 12
ISBN: 0439530822
Callnumber: j304.873 Sa56i