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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Hope In My Heart Hope In My Heart Kathryn Lasky After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions.… OL121821W
Ellis Island Ellis Island Catherine Reef Reviews the history of the immigration center where more than twelve million immigrants became new Americans over a sixty-year period. OL15281002W
Journey to a new land Journey to a new land Kimberly A. Weinberger Elda Willitts recounts for the Ellis Island Oral History Project her childhood journey to America from Italy in 1916. OL16233652W
I was dreaming to come to America I was dreaming to come to America Veronica Lawlor In their own words, coupled with hand-painted collage illustrations, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Pro… OL18924218W
¿Qué fue la Isla Ellis? ¿Qué fue la Isla Ellis? Patricia Demuth "Fue la puerta de entrada a una nueva vida en Estados Unidos para millones de personas. Los enemigos de Estados Unidos fueron retenidos aquí durante la Primera y Segunda Guerras Mundiales...[pero,] a… OL19747500W
Hope and tears Hope and tears Gwenyth Swain Letters, diary entries, poems, monologues and diaglogues created to illustrate the stories of people whose lives were touched by Ellis Island, once the United States' largest immigration station. Fi… OL19956171W
The girl in the torch The girl in the torch Rob Sharenow After her father is killed in a pogrom, twelve-year-old Sarah and her mother immigrate to America--but when her mother dies before they get through Ellis Island, and the authorities want to send her … OL20002105W
Ellis Island Ellis Island Louise Orlando Where did your ancestors come from? Ellis Island is a national monument that honors the many contributions that immigrants have made to America"-- OL22061607W
The White House The White House Hal Marcovitz The history of the White House, including the story of its construction, interesting and important facts and statistics, and its importance as an American symbol. OL22301149W
Ellis Island Ellis Island R. J. Bailey In Ellis Island, young readers will explore this American landmark and learn about its historic significance. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as the… OL27741077W
Le dernier gardien d'Ellis Island Le dernier gardien d'Ellis Island Gaëlle Josse Roman psychologique (intime) New York, 3 novembre 1954. Dans quelques jours, le centre d'immigration d'Ellis Island va fermer. John Mitchell, son directeur, resté seul dans ce lieu déserté, remonte … OL28760340W
Sam Ellis's Island Sam Ellis's Island Beatrice Siegel An illustrated history of the tiny island which at one time was the gateway to the United States for millions of immigrants. OL3517182W
Toby Belfer visits Ellis Island Toby Belfer visits Ellis Island Gloria Teles Pushker Toby takes a trip to Ellis Island and retraces her family's arrival in 1904. OL3750413W
An Ellis Island Christmas An Ellis Island Christmas Maxinne Rhea Leighton Having left Poland and braved ocean storms to join her father in America, Krysia arrives at Ellis Island on Christmas Eve. OL4125129W
Life on Ellis Island Life on Ellis Island Renee C. Rebman Discusses life on Ellis Island, including detainment and deportation of immigrants, daily activities, the development of the immigration station, its role in the formation of the great melting pot of… OL454648W
Ellis Island Ellis Island Wilton S. Tifft In 1990 a completely restored Ellis Island was rededicated by the National Park Service as a national monument and reopened for public use. For more than sixty years, from 1892-1954, the buildings on… OL4786963W
Ellis Island Ellis Island Bob Temple 32 p. : 27 cm OL508747W
Ellis Island Ellis Island Terri DeGezelle A simple introduction to Ellis Island, including its history as the first federal immigration station, as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, as a museum, and its importance as a symbol … OL5826718W
American passage American passage Vincent J. Cannato For most of New York's early history, Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today the small island stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's fou… OL6209799W