In the Shadow of Lady Liberty: Immigrant Stories from Ellis Island

by Danny Kravitz

Overview

Immigrants gazed upon the towering Statue of Liberty and entered the gates of Ellis Island in order to begin their journeys in America. Meet the immigrants who were processed at Ellis Island, and hear their stories through their own words. Meets Common Core standards for analyzing multiple accounts of an event.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491441275
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	U.S. Immigration in the 1900s
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Danny Kravitz is an Emmy award-winning writer, songwriter, and a professor of screenwriting at Columbia College in Chicago. He has written for TV, film, and print media. A lover of history and the stories contained within, Danny combines his passion for storytelling with the amazing facts of the past. He is also a sports and nature enthusiast. He resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Island of Voices 4

Chapter 2 Building Ellis Island 8

Chapter 3 Getting To Ellis Island 14

Chapter 4 Inside Ellis Island 22

Chapter 5 The Workers on Ellis Island 36

Chapter 6 The Wave of Immigration Ends 42

Primary Sources 45

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Interviews

Specifically crafted to help students explore immigration through different text structures, including primary sources, compare/contrast, and chronology. Series includes three nonfiction books paired with a fiction story to help further explore immigration from differing viewpoints.