Immigrant Kids
10 best books like Immigrant Kids (Russell Freedman): Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, The Cay, The Graces, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, The Prairie Thief, Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, A House of Tailors, The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity, Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!, The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story about an Accidental Invention (Really!)
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“This lovingly crafted picture book biography centers on the incredible bond between Venus and Serena Williams…An important selection for biography and sports collections.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“Will appeal to children and...
Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.
When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle...
Author | Laure Eve |
ISBN | 0571326803 |
Everyone said the Graces were witches.
They moved through the corridors like sleek fish, ripples in their wake. Stares followed their backs and their hair.
They had friends, but they were just distractions. They were waiting for someone different.
All I had to do was show...
Author | Rodman Philbrick |
ISBN | 0439668182 |
A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick
Master storyteller Rodman Philbrick takes readers on a colorful journey as young Homer Figg sets off to follow his brother into the thick of the Civil War. Through a series of fascinating events, Homer's older brother...
In this “delightful mash-up of Little House on the Prairie and The Spiderwick Chronicles” (SLJ), experience life on the prairie—with one fantastical twist!
Louisa Brody’s life on the Colorado prairie is not at all what she expected. Her dear Pa, accused of thievery, is locked thirty...
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Author | Derrick Barnes |
ISBN | 1572842245 |
The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great...
Author | Patricia Reilly Giff |
ISBN | 0440238005 |
SEWING! NO ONE could hate it more than Dina Kirk.
Endless tiny stitches, button holes, darts. Since she was tiny, she’s worked in her family’s dressmaking business, where the sewing machine is a cranky member of the family.
When 13-year-old Dina leaves her small town in Germany...
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
On June 10, 2003, a little rover named Spirit blasted off on a rocket headed for Mars. On July 7, 2003, a twin rover named Opportunity soared through the solar system with the same mission: to find out if Mars ever had water that could have supported life.A thrilling addition to the acclaimed Scientists...
Author | Jean Fritz |
ISBN | 0698116097 |
Part of a series entitled Unforgettable Americans, originally published by Penguin, this the second book by Jean Fritz I've reviewed. If I'd read this one first, I wouldn't have bothered reading the first and neigher should you, or your children!
If you, dear reader, were educated in a time when...
Author | Barry Wittenstein |
ISBN | 1632895579 |
A young couple meet and marry. Josephine is prone to accidents and getting cuts. Her husband, Earle, has a father that is a doctor and Earle works in medical supplies. You know what happens next: Earle creates the Band-Aid.
This is the evolution of what we now know as our go to bandage. They even...
If Your Name Was Changed At Ellis Island
Author | Ellen Levine |
ISBN | 0590438298 |
What the book's about:
Ellen Levine's book talks about what it was like for people who immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1914. Although the title implies that the book talks mostly about what happened to immigrants who had their names changed at the border (whether...