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Coming to America: The Story of Immigration

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This book is very good because it helps elucidate the unique challenges that immigrants from foreign countries face when they come to the United States. Children who are born and raised here have difficulty grasping the very real issues of language barriers, culture shock, social isolation and the great effort that is required to overcome these difficulties. The book helps to increase the child's sensitivity to, and appreciation for, the great achievements that immigrants make in their adaptation and integration into American society. The book discusses the great contributions that immigration has made to the strength and cultural diversity of our nation. It is an eye-opener for kids, and I highly recommend this book.

I bought this for a unit on immigration that I was teaching. Great pictures and good text. The students learned a lot and enjoyed me reading it.

From the first nomadic groups, to the colonial settlers, to the Africans forced into slavery, to those seeking refuge from throughout the world, the character of our nation was forged by immigrants as each group enriched the diversity of our nation. Coming To America presents the evolving immigration history of the United States to the primary grade student, exploring the factors that brought each group to America as well as their impact on the development of our nation. Vivid illustrations by Susannah Ryan bring the immigration experience to life and will appeal to primary grade students. The chronology of immigration, notes on immigration today, and other interesting facts included in the back of the book will enhance a young child's understanding of the subject.

My 5 year old Grandson has set a goal to visit the "Pledge of Allegiance Lady" when his little brother is "old enough to walk all the stairs." This book further advanced that goal. Wonderful reading and very informative. It fed his young mind.

We borrowed this from the library when it was on my daughter's suggested summer reading list (for grades K-3). I liked it so much I plan to buy it for our home collection! I think she'll grow more into it over time (she's 6 now), and it will reinforce what she learns about at school when she gets to that level in social studies. This book really makes you appreciate the challenges our ancestors faced, and points out that everyone was an immigrant at some point. I thought it really helped encourage an understanding of the cultures of many immigrant groups.