Immigrant Kids
Publication Information
Author:  Freedman, Russell	Illustrator:  Hine, Lewis (photo.)
Title:  Immigrant Kids	Date:  1980
Publisher:  Puffin	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-14-037594-5
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
In this unique book, noted nonfiction writer Russell Freedman offers a rare glimpse of what it meant to be a young newcomer to America in the early 1900s.
Teaching Ideas:
Here's another great book by Russell Freedman; it would be an excellent addition to a text set about immigration. Students may want to compare this turn-of-the-century immigration with present-day immigration in terms of laws, patterns, community services, attitudes, etc. Most cities have archival materials about this period; study of these would be a great class project. The book may also generate family history projects. The photos are interesting; students may wish to discuss or write about them.
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Family > children Hardships > adversity History > time period > 20th Century Social Studies > sociology > social issues > child labor Social Studies > sociology > social issues > immigration Communities > urban Work

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