The Early 1900s
Immigration: Written by Jim McAlpine,
Betty Weineek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Findbinder. The three units in this book
are Issues, People, and Places. Among the 27 topics covered are Quotas and
Restrictions; Henry Cabot Lodge; Western, Southern, Northern, Slavic, Asian,
African, and Latin American Immigrants; Steerage; Destinations; Statue of
Liberty; and Ellis Island.
.BTH-406
Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. A Puffin Book,
1995. What was it like to be a child in the late 1800s and early 1900s who had
emigrated to the United States with his family? This book shows photographs of
actual children who did that and explains how they lived on a daily basis in
their homes, at school, at work, and at play. Children of only eight or
ten years old worked to help their families make ends meet. They worked in
factories, warehouses, laundries and stores. Their jobs included running
errands, delivering packages and newspapers, shining shoes, hauling coal and
firewood, and more. Most children over 14 worked longer hours than many adults
do today. 72 pages. For ages 7-11. BTH-2624. $6.29-D
The Industrial Revolution: Written by Jim McAlpine,
Betty Weineek, Sue Jeweler, and Marion Findbinder. The three units in this book
are Issues, People, and Places. Among the 27 topics covered are
Technology, Mass Production, Urbanization, Immigration, Eli Whitney, Thomas
Edison, Henry Ford, Tenements, Sweatshop Girls, and Factories. .BTH-405
Kids
at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade against Child Labor by Russell
Freedman. Houghton Mifflin, 1994. This is a social history, a biography, and a
picture album all at once. The the text describes how children worked in the
fields and factories at the beginning of the 20th century in the United States.
It includes a bibliography and index. Illustrated with black and white
photographs. For grade 4 and up. 104 pages. BTH-2768. $9.86-D
Orphan
Train Rider: One Boy's True Story by Andrea Warren. Houghton Mifflin,
1996. This book discusses the placement of over 200,000 orphaned or abandoned
children in home in the Midwest between 1954 and 1929. It focuses on one boy and
his brothers. There are recommendations for further reading, a bibliography, and
an index at the end. The book is illustrated with black and white photographs.
For grades four and up. 80 pages. For grades four and up. BTH-2773. $7.16-D