This book provides the basic history of Ellis Island. It shares a lot of similar information that I have read in other books about Ellis Island, and a lot of the same pictures as well. This book is not to lengthy and written in easy text, making it perfect for a gr.K-3 reader. I would recommend this book to a younger student in search of quick and easy details of Ellis Island or Immigration. ( )

A historical nonfiction book on immigration in America. It is very informative of what took place near Ellis Island during wartimes when immigration was at an all time high. A great addition to a lesson plan to introduce a class to immigration if they are unfamiliar with it. I would have definitely used this book alongside Seedfolk. Only problem was that it was a boring read. ( )

This is an informative book about the way Ellis Island was created and what is was used for. ( )

This book presents a thorough, compelling overview of Ellis Island at various stages in its history. The text and illustrations are very detailed and sometimes very dense with information-- this is great for students doing a report or research of some kind, but may not be too popular for casual readers. I learned a lot from the facts presented in this book-- for example, I had no idea a "buttonhook" was ever used to examine eyes (horrifying!). This belongs in any Social Studies classroom grade 3-6. ( )