Demuth, Patricia.

What was Ellis Island? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by David Groff. - 106 p., p. of plates : ill ; 20 cm. - What was...? .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106).

Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.

800 Lexile. W Fountas. 3-6. 5.4.

9780448479156 (pbk.) 044847915X (pbk.) 9781480638136 (Paw Prints) 1480638137 (Paw Prints)

2014934611


Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--Juvenile literature.
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.


Emigration and immigration.
Immigrants--United States.


United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

JV6484 / .D45 2014

304.8 DEM