Immigration & Ellis Island (Island of Hope and Island of Tears)

Tom Adamich
ORCLISH WOrkshop

The United States has been called a "melting pot" -- composed of people from all parts of the world. Discover the history and beauty of this fascinating creation called "America" by using these resources:
EBSCO Resources
Statue of Liberty National Monument. World Almanac & Book of Facts, 2004, p562, 1/2p, 1 chart, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 920; (AN 12117964)
Give Us Back Our Liberty. Know Your World Extra, 3/12/2004, Vol. 37 Issue 10, p5, 1/2p, 1c; (AN 12444571)
Immigration and Ellis Island: The Melting Pot of the World. Monkeyshines on America, 2003, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p17, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 950; (AN 9795664)
Ellis Island. By: Parrish, Ann. Our States: Geographic Treasures, 2003, p1, 4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1280; (AN 10991292)
COMING TO AMERICA. Kids Discover, May2002, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p2, 2p, 1c, 3bw; (AN 6853090)
Island of Tears. Kids Discover, May2002, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p6, 2p, 2c, 3bw; (AN 6853092)
Books (Dewey Classif. Number 304.873)

"Ellis Island" / Tamara Britton (Abdo Pub. Co., c2004)
"I was Dreaming to Come to America..." / Veronica Lawlor (Viking, c1995)
"Ellis Island: Gateway to the New World" / Leonard Everett Fisher (Holiday House, c1986)
"Ellis Island: New Home in a New Land" / William Jay Jacobs (Scribners, c1990)
"Arriving at Ellis Island" / Mary Lee Knowlton and Dale Anderson (Gareth Stevens, c2002)
"Ellis Island: Doorway to Freedom" / Steven Kroll; illust. by Karen Ritz (Holiday House, c1995)
"...If Your Name was Changed at Ellis Island / Ellen Levine; illust. by W. Parmenter (Scholastic, c1993)
"Coming to America: The Story of Immigration" / Betsy Maestro (Scholastic, c1996)
"Coming to America: The Story of Immigration" / Joanne Mastern (Perfection Lrng. Corp, c2001)
"The Orphan of Ellis Island" / Elvira Woodruff (Scholastic)
"Life on Ellis Island" / Renee C. Rebman (Lucent Books, c2000)
"Ellis Island" / Catherine Reef (Maxwell MacMillan International, c1991)
"Sam's Ellis Island" / Beatrice Sieger; illust. by DyAnne DiSalvo Ryan (Collier MacMillan, c1985)
"Ellis Island" / R. Conrad Stein (Children's Press, c1992)
"Ellis Island: Gateway to Freedom / Bob Temple (Child's World, c2001)
"The Memory Coat" / Elvira Woodruff; illust. by Michael Dooling (Scholastic, c1999)
Ellis Island
New York, NY, Ellis Island -- Immigration 1900-1920
American Family Immigration History Center
Modern Ruins (Note: great photos of Ellis Island prior to the refurbishing project)
The Golden Door: Immigration Images from the Keystone-Mast Collection
Library of Congress Homepage
American Memory Collections
Other Resources

"Immigration" ("Kids' Discover; v. 8, no. 4, April 1998)
"Ellis Island - Island of Hope and Island of Tears" (Kids' Discover; v. 12, no. 5, May, 2002)
Library of Congress Subject Headings

Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. & N.J) -- History
Emigration and Immigration