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Coming to America: The Story of Immigration

by Betsy Maestro, Suzanne Ryan · 1996

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Combining warm prose with child-friendly watercolor illustrations, an introduction to the history of immigration to the United States offers young readers a perspective on the heritage that all Americans share.

Subject
historysocial science
Genre
historical fiction
Themes
immigrationdiversity
Setting
USA
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 40 pages

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