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Available
Call number
Publication
National Geographic Kids / Scholastic Inc.
Pages
48
Description
Explore the history of Ellis Island, one of the most recognized landmarks in American history. Kids will learn about its early history as a Mohegan island and rest spot for fishermen through its time as a famous immigration station to today's museum. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
48 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
9781338128420
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Lexile
800L
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ELLIS ISLAND by Elizabeth Carney traces the history of Ellis Island.
Written for fluent readers, the book contains short chapters exploring the history of Ellis Island. Throughout the story, readers will find boxes containing facts, quotes, and key words. Photo captions and labels provide additional
Librarians will find this short book to be a valuable addition to their nonfiction collection. The many black and white, as well as color photographs will draw the interest of primary grade students. With lots of visuals and easy-to-read text, this National Geographic Readers title would be particularly useful for reluctant readers working on history reports. Use this title along with other nonfiction works in this collection as part of an informational reading, literature circle activity.
Published by National Geographic on April 12, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher.
Written for fluent readers, the book contains short chapters exploring the history of Ellis Island. Throughout the story, readers will find boxes containing facts, quotes, and key words. Photo captions and labels provide additional
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information for readers. The book also contains a quiz, glossary, and index.Librarians will find this short book to be a valuable addition to their nonfiction collection. The many black and white, as well as color photographs will draw the interest of primary grade students. With lots of visuals and easy-to-read text, this National Geographic Readers title would be particularly useful for reluctant readers working on history reports. Use this title along with other nonfiction works in this collection as part of an informational reading, literature circle activity.
Published by National Geographic on April 12, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher.
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Call number
J2T.017