Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
by Russell Freedman
In 1970, the discovery of the thousands of poems etched in Chinese on the walls of... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
Year Published 2013
Word Count 9,267
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1140L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 163316, 2.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - State & Local
- Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)
- Angel Island (Calif.)
- Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature
- Angel Island (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
- Asia--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature
- History
- Emigration and immigration
- United States
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Asia
- Lists With This Book
- Asian Americans
- Chinese Americans and China
- Teaching About Immigration
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Russell Freedman
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 1
1998 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Russell Freedman
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Common Core Guide from Harcourt
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Awards & Distinctions 6
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2015
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Nonfiction Selection, 2014
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
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