Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices - Hardcover

Swain, Gwenyth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159078765X ISBN 13: 9781590787656

Publisher: Calkins Creek, 2012

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About this title

Review:

* "A rich pairing of fact and imagination that provides genuine insight into the immigrant experience." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Excellent-quality archival photos or reproductions accompany the entries. A bibliography includes books, articles, interviews, websites, and silent films. This is a welcome companion to other books about Ellis Island, offering a format that can be used for oral presentations, class projects, or simply to read for enjoyment." --School Library Journal

"Most notable for the extraordinary breadth of experiences and points of view presented, from immigrants to detainees, from cooks to carpenters, from photographers to curators. . . . A fascinating experiment in imagining the backstories of individuals mentioned in historical sources, and the curricular potential is considerable." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

About the Author:

Gwenyth Swain is the author of more than two dozen books for young readers. She runs the library at Twin Cities Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota. Swain was inspired to write about Ellis Island after hearing her grandmother's stories of a visit to the immigration station in the early 1900s. She lives in St. Paul. Hope and Tears was supported in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board.

About this edition

• Publisher: Calkins Creek
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 159078765X
• ISBN 13: 9781590787656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128