3.+Literature+List

Chelsea Clough's Literature List: 1. Title: If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island Author: Ellen Levine Summary: This book is full of quotes from people who passed through Ellis Island when they came to America. It is interactive and pulls young readers into the text with its use of pictures and color. 2. Title: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Author: Betsy Maestro Summary: This book includes personal stories from people who immigrated to the United States from all around the world. It is perfect for readers of all levels and includes great pictures. 3. Title: Dreams in the Golden Country Author: Kathryn Lasky Summary: This story is about a young Jewish girl who travels to America with her family from Russia. The book shares traditions from the Russian culture and changes that the family had to go through in order to start their new life. 4. Title: Immigrant Kids Author: Russell Freedman Summary: This book is meant for guided reading and provides a look into the lives of immigrant children. It includes real photographs that were taken as immigrants came into New York City through Ellis Island.

Ashlyn Lauria 1. Title: The People Shall Continue Author: Simon Ortiz Brief Summary: This book is best suited for 9-10 year old students. The genre is historical fiction, and the rhythm of the story is poetic (as if told by a Native American.) The story is an overview of Native American from the beginning to the present day, including information about how they responded when Europeans migrated to their lands as well as the progress they are continuing to make.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Title: Only The Names Remain <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Alex W. Bealer <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This non-fiction text depicts the impact that immigrants had on Native Americans. The story describes the life of the Cherokee Indians before the Immigrants forced them away.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Title: Buffalo Woman <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Paul Goble <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This fiction picture book is about a woman who appears to an Indian tribe in the form of a spirit. She tells them to smoke their traditional pipe, and they will know what to do. She then reappears to the tribe as a buffalo, reminding the tribe of their connection to nature. This story is rich in Native American culture, and would be great to introduce students to the Indian ideas.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Title: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Betsy Maestro <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This story of historical fiction includes a general overview of what the immigration process was like (including Ellis Island), as well as what it was like for the Native Americans when the Europeans came over.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Haley Olson's Literature List:

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Title: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Betsy Meastro <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This is a story of immigrating to America. It touches on the issues that immigrants had to overcome. The illustrations are beautiful.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Title: If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Ellen Levine <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This book is kid friendly when looking up information about immigration and the procedures that they had to go through. It has good information in a language that the students will easily understand.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Title: The Arrival <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Shaun Tan <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: This picture book has great illustrations and no words. It tells the story of a new immigrant trying to ask for direction but does not speak the new language.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Title: The Memory Coat <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Author: Elvira Woodruff <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brief Summary: Follows the story of a young Jewish child who immigrates to the United States through Ellis Island during the late 19th or early 20th century.

<span style="color: #37b2f1; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">﻿Margarita Esco﻿bar's Literature List: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> 1. ** Title: ** Immigration and Migration (The Story of America) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Author: ** Greg Roza <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Brief Summary: ** This book focuses on just how important the movement of people to and across the United States has been throughout the nation's history. It includes photographs, fact boxes, and a timeline. This book is suitable for grades 3-5. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> 2. ** Title: ** The Gold Rush: Chinese Immigrants Come to America (1848-1882 (Primary Sources of Immigration and Migration in America) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Author: ** Jeremy Thornton  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Brief Summary: ** This book talks about the Chinese coming to America because of the Gold Rush. It talks about what the living conditions were like before departing, during the journey and once they arrived to their destination. This book would be great for K-3.  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> 3. ** Title: ** When Jessie Came Across the Sea  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Author: ** Amy Hest  <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Brief Summary: ** This is the story of a girl named Jessie who travels from Eastern Europe to America in hopes of a better life. This story talks about her journey and what she encounters on her way to her destination. She then gets to her destination and earns enough money to bring her grandmother. This book is appropriate for K-3. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> 4. ** Title: ** Coming To America: The Story Of Immigration. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Author: ** Betsy Maestro <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 90%;"> ** Brief Summary: ** This book is an introduction to immigration from thousands of years ago through the present, focusing on why different groups of people came to America and how they became a part of our national heritage. It is focused on grades 1-3. __Meagan Gallagher’s Literature List__ 1) Title: //The Copper Lady// Author(s): Alice Rose and Leslie W. Bowman Summary: The stories genre is that of historical fiction. The setting is France, 1880, where a young boy visits the statue of liberty building site. The boy decides to stow away on the ship with the statue and travel to America. Some second grade students can read it themselves. 2) Title: //Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story// Author(s): Eve Bunting and Ben Stahl Summary: This picture book is about Annie Moore, who at the age of 15 was the first Irish immigrant to be processed on Ellis Island with her two younger brothers. The fictitious story describes Annie’s journey across the Atlantic on the SS Nevada with her brothers to be reunited with their parents in New York after a three year separation. 3) Title: //Coming to America: The Story of Immigration// Author: Betsy Maestro Summary: //Coming to America// is an introduction of the immigration to America from thousands of years ago to present day. The book focuses on reasons why different groups came to America. Various perspectives are included in the text, from the forced immigration of Africans, to the harsh treatment of Native Americans. A brief overview of Ellis Island is included, supplemented by water color illustrations. 4) Title: //Going Home// Author: Eve Bunting Summary: A young boy named Carlos and his sisters are traveling with their parents to their family village in Mexico. Their parents are very excited, leaving the children confused. The children think if their Ma and Pa love Mexico so much, why leave home for “opportunities”? At the end of the book Carlos learns that for the love of their children, his parents left Mexico.