What Was Ellis Island? (What Was?)

by Patricia Brennan Demuth (Author) David Groff (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: What Was?
From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.
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Patricia Brennan Demuth
Patricia Brennan Demuth has written many books for children, including Johnny Appleseed, and Snakes.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780448479156
Lexile Measure
800
Guided Reading Level
R
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
March 13, 2014
Series
What Was?
BISAC categories
JNF053240 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
JNF025210 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/20th Century
JNF025260 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, Etc.
Library of Congress categories
History
United States
Emigration and immigration
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.

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