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Book

Immigration, refugees, and the fight for a better life

Call Number

  • J 325.73 SMIT (CEN)

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Publication Information

Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2022]

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Audience

Grades 4-6 Lerner Publications.

Summary

"Readers look at the issue of immigration in the US and globally, examining the history, laws, and causes surrounding immigrants' and refugees' search for a better life and the difficulties they face"--

Contents

  • Introduction : no place to go
  • A land of dreams
  • National issue
  • Global crisis
  • A better tomorrow.

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