Journey to America: A Chronology of Immigration in the 1900s (Connect: U.S. Immigration in the 1900s)

Kravitz, Danny

ISBN 10: 1491441267 ISBN 13: 9781491441268

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2015

Synopsis

Millions of people made the long journey to America in the early 1900s. They looked for freedom, safety, or the promise of a new life. Follow the waves of immigrants that flooded into the United States to see why they came and how they changed the country. Meets Common Core standards for analyzing chronology text structures.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

Explores immigration by looking at primary sources, comparing and contrasting immigrant experiences, and by studying the chronology of immigrant waves. Series includes three nonfiction books to help further explore immigration from differing viewpoints. A fiction story further enhances the content.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1491441267
• ISBN 13: 9781491441268
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48