Coming to America
This is a bright picture book that tells of the migration of diverse immigrant and ethnic groups to North America, dating back to the travels of native peoples across the Bering Strait. It also includes the Atlantic slave trade and the journey of immigrants from Europe and Asia. This text recounts the lives of various immigrant groups and details the challenges of moving to a new land. A class activity would be to let students bring an important object and describe the history of it, and why they like it. Then ask how they would feel if they lost it. This can give an explanation to how immigrants felt when they had to leave everything behind when they came to America.
Lexile: AD 890L
