Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East

by Nel Yomtov

Overview

In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543513844
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	Immigration Today
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.

Table of Contents

Where is the Middle East? — The big move — A new life — What's next? — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Index.

Interviews

Gives an overview of the modern immigrant experience in today's uncertain world. By following two families through their immigration experience, each book offers first-hand accounts of why they left their home countries and what they’re seeking in the United States. Easy-to-understand language and dynamic graphics help explain this often contentious issue that's a hot topic in today's media.

Editorial Reviews

Immigration is a particularly hot-button topic, and this installment in the Immigration Today series (4 titles) offers not only an approachable overview but some illuminating personal stories from immigrants as well. The profiles of two families, each enduring years of bureaucratic hurdles along with real peril in their home countries, do a wonderful job of illustrating why and how some people immigrate to the U.S., and add helpful context to the introductory chapters.

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