Coming to America: The S. .has been added to your Cart. Grade 1-3?An introductory history of immigration from thousands of years ago through the present, focusing on why different groups of people came to America and how they became a part of our national heritage.

Coming to America: The S. Maestro points out that when Christopher Columbus "discovered" the Americas, millions of people were already living on these continents. Different perspectives are incorporated into the text, including the harsh treatment Indians received and the forced immigration of Africans. The various laws that the U. S. has adopted to control immigration are explained.

This book traces the history of immigration to America, from the prehistoric peoples who crossed the land bridge from Asia to modern war refugees. By Susannah Ryan, Betsy Maestro. 3-5. GUIDED READING LEXILE® MEASURE Grade Level Equivalent DRA LEVEL.

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Maestro, Betsy; Ryan, Susannah, ill. Publication date. Ellis Island Immigration Station (. New York : Scholastic.

Betsy Maestro was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1944. After marrying artist Giulio Maestro in 1972, Maestro decided to try writing herself. Inspired by her mother, who taught nursery school and went on to be a school guidance counselor and administrator, Maestro always wanted to be a teacher, and in preparation she filled her high school summer vacations with jobs baby-sitting, tutoring, and even supervising playgrounds. Since then the couple has collaborated on more than 50 books for children, all of them picture books, many of them nonfiction and concept books. They have received numerous awards and citations for their work.

Betsy Maestro, Susannah Ryan. The book explores the evolving history of immigration to the . Betsy Maestro was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1944.

Author: Betsy Maestro 3. Illustrator: Susannah Ryan 4. Publisher: Scholastic Press 5. Publication date: January 1996 6. Genre: historical fiction 7. Reading Level: . 8. Summary: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration is a book that is written with many fact regarding an immigrants life and when people started to emigrate to the United States.

by Betsy Maestro and Susannah Ryan. by Betsy Maestro and Susannah Ryan. View All Immigrant Stories: Ellis Island Books. 2 Total Resources View Text Complexity Submit Text Complexity. Hope in My Heart, Sofia's Ellis Island Diary.

Combining warm prose with child-friendly watercolor illustrations, an introduction to the history of immigration to.Clearly tuned into her audience, Maestro (The Discovery of the Americas) offers a neatly distilled overview of .

Combining warm prose with child-friendly watercolor illustrations, an introduction to the history of immigration to the United States offers young readers . immigration, covering extensive ground without oversimplifying. She astutely makes each reader a part of her story, stating, "All Americans are related to immigrants or are immigrants themselves.

a person who comes from one country to live in another country. a person or group of people who roam to hunt or gather food. people who descend or come from a particular ancestor. society, culture, and way of life in a certain area. severe suffering or difficulties.