Ellis Island (American Symbols) [Library Binding]

Mortensen (Author), Lori (Author), Skeens (Illustrator), Matthew (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2008 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: American Symbols

During the late 1800s, 1.5 million immigrants were processed at Ellis Island in New York. Find out the history of the immigration station and what immigrants had to go through before entering the United States. You'll soon discover why Ellis Island is considered to be a symbol of freedom and the ""American Dream.

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About the Author

Lori Mortensen is a Picture Windows author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Picture Window Books (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1404847057
• ISBN-13: 978-1404847057
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,654,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Emigrants & Immigrants

More About the Author

Lori Mortensen didn't discover writing for children until she was a stay-at-home mother of three. But when she did, she held onto her keyboard and didn't let go. The result of all that writing? Selling over 100 stories and articles to many publications and publishing over two dozen books with more on the way. Like a detective on the trail for a clue, Lori follows her writing interests wherever they lead--sometimes to a fascinating, yet overlooked French scientist who proved the earth turned (Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Léon Foucault, Random House, 2010) and other times to the remarkable insider activities of a honey bee hive (In the Trees, Honey Bees! Dawn Publications, 2009, winner of multiple awards including the NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Book for Students K to 12.) She's also has titles with Picture Window Books, Capstone Press, Stone Arch Books, KidHaven Press, and Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Books. Look for her rhyming picture books, Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg from Clarion, and Cindy Moo from HarperCollins. To learn more about her books, visit her website at www.lorimortensen.com.