Nineteenth Century Migration to America

by John Bliss

Overview

Nineteenth Century Migration to America will explore the primarily urban experience of many different nationalities, arriving in the USA, to work in rapidly industrializing cities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410940803
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Children's True Stories: Migration
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

A Country of Immigrants 4

Scotland: 1849 6

China: 1880 12

Ireland: 1892 18

Italy:1894 22

The Melting Pot 26

Mapping Migration 28

Glossary 30

Find out More 31

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

This series reviews some of the historical migrations that have occurred throughout the world through the eyes of children. Each title highlights four real children’s stories. Additional information introduces, and then summarizes, the area covered and the migrations that happened. All five have helpful features: photographs; drawings; maps and a "mapping migration" page; and places to visit. Fact boxes provide additional details: "daily life," "number crunching," "migrants’ lives," "helping hand," and "on the scene". They provide interesting facts in a pleasant, easy-to-understand layout and are well-placed throughout each book. The stories of these children are eye-opening and provide young learners a unique perspective and an understanding of the issues and hardships that the children who made these journeys had to endure. Bibliography. Glossary. Websites. Table of Contents. Index. Melinda Miller, K-12 Library Media Specialist, Colton-Pierrepont Central School, Colton, New York Recommended Library Media Connection May/June 2012 Issue

Library Media Connection

The Children’s True Stories: Migration series records the backgrounds and views of people who migrated during childhood. Each book offers general information about its topic and spotlights four individuals, telling why they left their homelands and how things worked out afterward. Sometimes based on interviews, sometimes on historical records, these accounts personalize the study of migration. Each colorful double-page spread balances paragraphs of text with illustrations, captions, and brief sidebars. In volumes with historical content, color photographs of sites and maps appear alongside archival photos and prints. Back matter includes a glossary and lists of books, websites, and places to visit. "Jewish Migration" places the stories of four twentieth-century migrants within a broader context that looks at historical prejudice, the state Israel, and ongoing immigration. "Middle Eastern Migration" introduces four refugees who fled their countries in wartime, including children from Palestine (1948), Lebanon (1960), Afghanistan (2002), and Iraq (2004). "Migration from Africa" begins with the slave trade but also includes the Great Migration to northern cities, Caribbean emigration, and African migration today. "Nineteenth Century Migration to America" discusses immigrants from Scotland, China, Ireland, and Italy. This series ranges further afield than most books on migration, and the focus on individual children adds to its appeal. – Carolyn Phelan Booklist January 1 & 15, 2012 Issue

Booklist

(5) 4-6 Children’s True Stories: Migration series. Published Fall 2011. Each of these formulaic books provides brief overviews of the experiences of four young people, discussing events surrounding their families’ relocation and, in some cases, the subjects’ adult lives. There are plenty of photos and illustrations, but aside from Jewish, the volumes don’t include photos of the kids, lessening the effectiveness of the already superficial presentations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. – Kitty Flynn The Horn Book Guide Fall 2012 issue

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