At Ellis Island : A History in Many Voices (Hardcover)

from TaylorHutton

Summary: This is a story about immigrants coming to America through Ellis Island. It follows a fictional character named Sera, but she has real experiences that mimic the experiences that can be read as side notes. Sera is writing to her mother, and the book is set up like a scrapbook. It has quo...

from NicolesBubble

At Ellis Island is a book full of stories and events told by immigrants of all ages, officers and medical health inspectors. These short stories are told in some letter forms and experiences of those who have traveled to Ellis island. I learned so much about the personal reasons and effect of thi...

from TaraKennedy

This was a fictional story about a little girl named Sera who immigrated to America. What I liked about this book the most was the excerpts from actual letters from people who had come through Ellis Island. That was really interesting. This would be a good book to use to tie in with a unit on imm...

from SuPendleton

I love the layout of the book- especially for children. It is a mixture of historical text and photographs, beautiful illustrations, and includes the fictional story of a child who is traveling to New York alone to meet her father. The use of authentic voices of immigrants placed with historical ...

from TaraKennedy

This was a fictional story about a little girl named Sera who immigrated to America. What I liked about this book the most was the excerpts from actual letters from people who had come through Ellis Island. That was really interesting. This would be a good book to use to tie in with a unit on imm...