PICTURE BOOKS
- Bresnick-Perry, Roslyn. Leaving
for America. Childrens Book Press. 1992.
- Bunting, Eve. How Many Days
to America? Clarion Books, 1992.
- Bunting, Eve. Fly Away
Home. Clarion Books, 1992.
- Cohen, Barbara. Molly's
Pilgrim. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
- Hest, Amy. When Jessie Came
Across the Sea. Candlewick Press, 1997
- McDermott, Gerald. Arrow
to the Sun. New York: Puffin Books, 1977.
- Miles, Miska. Annie and
the Old One. Viking, 1985.
- Moss, Marissa. In America.
New York: Dutton Children's Book, 1994.
- Wells, Rosemary. Streets of
Gold. New York Dial Books, 1999
- Young, Ed. Lon Po Po.
Putnam, 1989.
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NONFICTION BOOKS
- Freedman, Russell. Immigrant Kids.
New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1980.
- Jacobs, William. Ellis Island: New Hope
in a New Land. New York: Macmillan, 1990.
- Levine, Ellen. ...If Your Name Was Changed
at Ellis Island. Scholastic, 1993
- Levinson, Nancy Smiler. Turn of the Century.
New York: Lodestarr Books, 1994.
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RELATED BOOKS: Characters that Develop Perseverence
- Buss, Fran Leeper. Journey of the Sparows.
New York: Dell Publishing, 1991.
- Canfield, Jack. Chicken Soup for the Soul.
FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1993.
- Choi, Sook Nyul. Echoes of the White Giraffe.
South Holland, Il: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books, 1993.
- Choi, Sook Nyul. Year of Impossible Good-byes.
New York: Dell Publishing, 1991.
- Cohen, Barbara. Gooseberries to Oranges.
New York: Lathrop, Leed, Shepard Books, 1982.
- Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy.
Boston: Clarion Books, 1993.
- DeFelice, Cynthia. Weasel.
Macmillan Child, 1991.
- Lasky, Kathryn. Dreams in the Golden Country:
The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, A Jewish Immigrant Girl. New
York: Scholastic, Inc., 1998.
- Lasky, Kathryn. The Night Journey.
New York: Puffin Books, 1943.
- Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars.
New York: Dell, 1989.
- Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh.
Avon, 1991.
- O'Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphin.
Dell, 1978.
- Wiesel, Elie. Night. Bantam,
1982.
- Whelan, Gloria. Good-bye, Vietnam.
New York: Random House, Inc., 1993.
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MAGAZINES
- Cricket (Ages 9-14)
- A literary magazine filled with fairy stories, folk tales, fantasy, science fiction, history, biographies, poems, science, sports and crafts written by award winning authors. Published monthly $32.97.
The Cricket Magazine Group
Box7434
Red Oak, IA 51591-2434
1-800-967-0227
- Cobblestone: the History Magazine for Young People
- A magazine focusing on single topics in the area of history such as immigration, famous people, ancient Greeks, etc . Historic photographs, original illustrations, primary documents, maps, activites, and contests are used to complement the text and appeal to young readers.
Cobblestone
7 School Street
Peterborough, NH 03458
1-800-821-0115
email:custsvc@cobblestone.mv.com
- Kids Discover
- Winner of a 1996 Parents' Choice Gold Award. Published 10
times in a year, this magazines has a single non-fiction topic
in either science or social science and is highly visual with
charts, time lines, articles, art, games and activities. Issues
are available as singles or in bulk.
Kids Discover
170 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
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