Coming to America: The Story of Immigration

by Joanne Mattern, Margaret Sanfilippo

Intersperses facts about immigrants and immigration in the United States between the years 1892 and 1924 with the fictional story of twelve-year-old Lena Martini's family as they emigrate from Italy.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Mattern is the author of many books for children. Her favorite topics include animals, biography, and history. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York State.

Reviews

[Faith Reed]

This book gives me nostalgia, my teachers growing up read it to me several times.