Ellis Island : gateway to America /
Mattern, Joanne, 1963-
Ellis Island : gateway to America / by Joanne Mattern. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27cm - Let's celebrate America Core content library . - Mattern, Joanne, 1963- Let's celebrate America. . - Core content library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gateway to America -- Sam Ellis and his island -- Fort Gibson -- The original immigration station -- The medical exam -- Stuck on the island -- Ellis Island abandoned -- Ellis Island reborn.
"For millions of people, leaving home and coming to America meant giving up family and all things familiar. For more than sixty years, one site was the first place in America all new immigrants saw. Find out why Ellis Island holds such an important place in America's history."--
9781634402224 1634402227 9781634402323 1634402324
2016954995
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.
Ellis Island : gateway to America / by Joanne Mattern. - 32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27cm - Let's celebrate America Core content library . - Mattern, Joanne, 1963- Let's celebrate America. . - Core content library. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Gateway to America -- Sam Ellis and his island -- Fort Gibson -- The original immigration station -- The medical exam -- Stuck on the island -- Ellis Island abandoned -- Ellis Island reborn.
"For millions of people, leaving home and coming to America meant giving up family and all things familiar. For more than sixty years, one site was the first place in America all new immigrants saw. Find out why Ellis Island holds such an important place in America's history."--
9781634402224 1634402227 9781634402323 1634402324
2016954995
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.