What Was Ellis Island ?

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum. Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Brennan Demuth, Patricia Brennan/ Mcveigh Demuth, Patricia Demuth Brennan, David Groff, Kevin Mcveigh, Who HQ
• Assisted by: David Groff (Illustration), Kevin Mcveigh (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.03.2014
• EAN: 9780448479156
• ISBN: 978-0-448-47915-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 195 mm x 10 mm
• Series: What Was...?; What Was?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools