| Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East Contributor(s): Yomtov, Nel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1543513883 ISBN-13: 9781543513882 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Nonfiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Nonfiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2018005318 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Series: Immigration Today |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.4" W x 8.5" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 196186 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yomtov, Nel: - Nel Yomtov is a writer of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area. |