(4) 4-6 Coming to America series. Each book in this series includes quotations, maps, timelines, recipes, craft instructions, and brief facts about famous Americans of the pertinent ancestry. Each book is organized into six chapters ("Life in the Old Country," "Arriving in America"), but there is variety among the books. Archival and modern photos illustrate the text. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Coming to America titles: Russian Immigrants, Jewish Immigrants, French Immigrants, Greek Immigrants, and Polish Immigrants.]

Reviewer: M. Jean Greenlaw

(4) 4-6 Coming to America series. Each book in this series includes quotations, maps, timelines, recipes, craft instructions, and brief facts about famous Americans of the pertinent ancestry. Each book is organized into six chapters ("Life in the Old Country," "Arriving in America"), but there is variety among the books. Archival and modern photos illustrate the text. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Coming to America titles: Russian Immigrants, Jewish Immigrants, French Immigrants, Greek Immigrants, and Polish Immigrants.]

Reviewer: M. Jean Greenlaw

(4) 4-6 Coming to America series. The accessible books in this series focus on reasons for immigration, traditional life in the "old country," conditions on the voyages, hardships faced in the United States, and the economic, political, and social advances made. Soft edges around the photos give the archival pictures a sentimental feeling while the contemporary color photos just look odd. Included are a recipe (no warnings about adult help), a time line, and places to write and visit. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Coming to America titles: German Immigrants, 1820-1920; Irish Immigrants, 1840-1920; Chinese Immigrants, 1850-1900; Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish Immigrants, 1820-192; Italian Immigrants, 1880-1920; Japanese Immigrants, 1850-1950.]

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt