At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices by Peacock, Louise

At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689830266)

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At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices by Peacock, Louise

At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices

$19.99
At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices by Peacock, Louise

At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices

$19.99
Format: Hardcover
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Ellis Island was the gateway to America and the promise of freedom for thousands. Its walls are rich with stories. Its walls are rich with stories. In this book we hear myriad of those voices. First we follow a young person today. Her great-great-grandmother entered America through Ellis Island. As this young girl walks the halls of the famous site, she wonders about the past, the people, and their hopes, dreams and challenges.

Here, too, is the voice of Sera, an Armenian girl from the early 1900s. Fleeing the unthinkable in her home country, she longs to join her father in America. As Sera enters the halls of Ellis Island, she lives those same hopes, dreams, and challenges.

The voices of real immigrants -- their suffering in steerage, their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty, and their journey through the Great Hall -- complete this touching look into an important part of America's history. A pivotal time and place is brought to life through a combination of many voices speaking in harmony.

Author: Louise Peacock
ISBN-10: 0689830262
ISBN-13: 9780689830266
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 11.24h x 8.82w x 0.44d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 118919 / At Ellis Island: A History in Many Voices


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/01/2007 pg. 92
Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2007 pg. 559
Publishers Weekly 06/25/2007 pg. 60
School Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 108
Christian Home & School 10/01/2007 pg. 27
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 315 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2007 pg. 83
By Louise Peacock
By Louise Peacock
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Louise Peacock, who has always been interested in history, took a PhD in medieval studies before turning to children's liturature. Her first book, Crossing the Delaware, was inspired by a trip with her son to Washington's Crossing. The book, also told in many voices, was praised by Booklist with a starred review.At Ellis Island continues this unique method of historical exploration. Dr. Peacock lives in Haslett, Michigan.

Walter Lyon Krudop was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1966. He had his first painting lesson when he was eight years old and later studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He has illustrated a number of books for young readers, including The Good-Night Kiss and Wake Up, Little Children by Jim Aylesworth; Black Whiteness by Robert Burleigh; and Crossing the Delaware by Louise Peacock. He lives with his wife, Sara, in New York City.

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