Coming to America: The Story of Immigration (1 book) (37 pages)

Bibliographic Information:

Maestro, B. Coming to America: The Story of Immigration. New York: Scholastic.

Grade Level Appropriateness:
1st – 4th Grade


Credibility of the Author:

The author and her husband have written and illustrated a number of nonfiction books on a variety of subjects. I could not find any specific information on where they did their research for this particular book.

Summary of the book:

This book told the story of immigration into the United States. It began with the people who came over after the Ice Age and ended with immigration facts from today. It told of where people lived and what they had to go through when they got here.

Illustrations:

This book was illustrated by Susannah Ryan. The illustrations were watercolor paintings.

Features:

At the end of the book, there is a table of dates that deal with immigration. There is also a section on immigration today. There are ten other interesting facts about immigration at the end of the book.

How I would use this book in my classroom:

I would use this book when we talked about the Ice Age, Native Americans, or general immigration.

Response:

I really liked this book. I had never really thought about Native Americans being considered immigrants. This book was really good!!!

Related Text:

I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project by Veronica Lawlor