Thousands of years ago, the first people to arrive on American soil traveled across a land bridge from Asia to what is now Alaska. And today, immigrants still come to America from countries worldwide, including Russia, Haiti, and Cuba, insearch of a better way of life. The history of American immigration is one of determination and struggle, but not without pain. But for immigrants past and present, hope, the belief in a better life, and the allure of making a contribution to this nation prevails.

This book provides the basics to what immigration is, where it started, who participates, and how it is conducted in America. It lets us know about the early settlers of the land and how they lived. It fast forwards to immigration today and how and why people are still migrating to America. ( )

This book is a wonderful story- especially on Christopher Columbus day. This book discredits Columbus and explains how he harmed indigenous people. Along with this, it also explains how we are all immigrants in American so therefore we must not be hypocritical of others who are coming her to escape war and hardships. This is a great progressive read aloud for older students. ( )

This book is about the migration of diverse immigrants and ethnic groups to north America, dating back to the travels of native peoples across the Bering Strait, and including the Atlantic slave trade and the journey of immigrants from Europe and Asia. This is a good book to teach your students about immigration and we became a diverse country. ( )

Coming to America: The Story of Immigration was a great book. This book gave specific precise details on the different historical events that led up to the opening of Ellis Island and when Ellis Island closed down. It gave the story of how difficult life was for immigrants and what immigrants had to go through to come to the United States and even once they got here. I did not know much about Ellis Island before I read this book so I found this book very interesting. I like how they told historical facts and talked about real people on the journey. I would use this book in my classroom to explain to children how immigration was back then and the process people had to go through in order to come to America. I would also teach them about each person talked about in the book to give them a better understanding of who they were and why they are so important. ( )