Immigration

by Harriet Brundle

Overview

What does it mean to be an immigrant? Why and how do people move to a new home? How does it feel to live in a new country? Includes a timeline of events that have caused large amounts of people to move to a new place, from the Irish Potato Famine to the war in Syria, and a case study of Iraq.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786370228
Publisher:	Booklife
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Series:	World Issues
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	1000L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Harriet Brundle is the author of more than 30 books on a diverse range of subjects, including the Infographics series, the Materials series, and the Your Faith series.

Table of Contents

AV² Book Code 2

What is an Immigrant? 5

Why Do People Emigrate? 6

How Do People Migrate? 8

Refugees 12

How Does it Feel to Be an Immigrant? 14

Living in a New Country 16

Becoming a U.S. Citizen 18

How Do Others Feel about Immigration? 20

Immigration Laws 22

Immigration Timeline 24

Iraq Case Study 27

Activities 28

Quiz 30

Key Words / Index 31

Long on to av2books.com 32

Editorial Reviews

"Brundle’s objective treatment of this timely and controversial topic is both highly informative and accessible to a broad range of children and adults.” —Kirkus Reviews


“With clear, organized pages made up of crisp text and helpful illustrative photographs . . . students will undoubtedly have a clearer understanding of immigration by the book’s end.” —Booklist Onlilne

From the Publisher

2017-10-01
What does it feel like to suddenly find yourself and your family on the move—facing an uncertain future while taking only what you can carry? What happens when a parent's job dictates that the entire family migrate not only to another country, but perhaps to another continent? Political and philosophical hot buttons are deftly bypassed as Brundle explains the hows and whys of immigration. From delineating the reasons that cause people to emigrate—"push factors" such as war and "pull factors" such as improved employment opportunities—to a brief overview of immigration laws, readers are introduced step by painless step to this global phenomenon of human displacement. Salient terms are interspersed throughout each chapter and are defined within the context of concise, well-organized paragraphs. The myriad issues discussed are germane to host countries everywhere despite the British perspective of this import. The accompanying photographs successfully reinforce the interconnectedness of all people in the universal search for safety, peace, and shelter. What mars an otherwise exceptional and visually appealing effort is the puzzling absence of a unifying, concluding chapter. Instead, the case study of Iraq is abruptly followed by generic activity pages. Minor misstep aside, Brundle's objective treatment of this timely and controversial topic is both highly informative and accessible to a broad range of children and adults. (glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 6-11)

Kirkus Reviews

11/01/2019

Gr 4–8—This uneven series addresses major issues by offering relatively uncomplicated views of complex topics. Simplistic sections, for example, on how it feels to be an immigrant or how others feel about immigrants and refugees provide answers that feel unsatisfactory. Some volumes make good use of powerful photographs. Others, like the title on racism, rely on too many stock photos, at times to cringeworthy effect (the large heading "What are discrimination and prejudice?" is above a picture of a group of incredibly happy-looking people). While the edition on staying safe online feels out of place in the series, it would be useful to have for upper elementary units on digital safety and citizenship. This series has a digital extension (with link and code in the book) providing audio, videos, activities, curated links, quizzes, and more. VERDICT An unexceptional look at issues that require more depth and nuance than are given.

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