Authors: Elaine Landau
ISBN-13: 9780531147818, ISBN-10: 0531147819
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Library Publishing
Date Published: March 2008
Edition: Reprint
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
The Immigrants: Why would anyone give up so much to come here? 7
A Difficult Trip: What was the journey like? 13
Why Ellis Island?: How did this tiny island become so famous? 21
Getting Around the Island: What did the immigrants see? 24
On American Soil, at Last!: What actually happened on this island, anyway? 26
After Ellis Island: This all happened a long time ago. Why should I care? 37
True Statistics 43
Resources 44
Important Words 46
Index 47
About the Author 48
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