Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain | |
ISBN: 9780547903781 Author: Freedman, Russell Publisher: Clarion Books Published: January 2014 Retail: $17.99 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 83% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site. 25,000 first printing. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Asia |
Dewey: 979.46 |
LCCN: 2012036532 |
Lexile Measure: 1140 |
Target Grade: 4-6 |
Grade level: 4-6 |
Physical Information: 10.00" H x 10.00" L x 0.50" W |
Bargain Category: Middle School, History, Geography, Reference, Social Issues, Upper Elementary |
Grade level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th |