
Ellis Island
An Interactive History Adventure
Burgan(Author)
Capstone Press
Published on 1. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-4765-3606-4 (ISBN)
Description
You're one of millions of immigrants leaving your home in the early 1900s to move to the United States. You're searching for a better life. Ellis Island, near New York City, is your first stop in your search for opportunity and freedom. Officials on the island have been processing immigrants there for decades, but not everyone gets through. If you pass the tests, you're on your way to a new life in the United States. If you don't, you may find yourself being sent back to your homeland. What path will you take? Will you: - Be a Jewish youth leaving the violence of Russia in hopes of a better life in America? - Be an Italian teen who lands at Ellis Island during World War I? - A German immigrant who faces deportation? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4765-3606-4 (9781476536064)
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Michael Burgan has written numerous books for children and young adults during his nearly 20 years as a freelance writer. Many of his books have focused on U.S. history, geography, and the lives of world leaders. Michael has won several awards for his writing, and his graphic novel version of the classic tale Frankenstein (Stone Arch Books) was a Junior Library Guild selection. Michael graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in history. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his cat, Callie.