I don't know how old the kids are who  will be participating in the
immigration project, but here are some books which I reviewed in my
newsletter, THE PYSANKA:

Foreign and Female:  Immigrant Women, 1840-1930 by Doris
Weatherford
Polish-American Folklore by Deborah Anders Silverman
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

Weatherford draws heavily on the letters, diaries,  etc. of several
immigrant women, as well as the records of social services organizations
which worked with immigrants.    Polish-American Folklore talks about the
changes that have taken place in the Polish-American community from the 19th
to the  21st centuries.  There is a lot of emphasis on the ways
Polish-Americans have tried to retain their Polish culture and tradition in
spite of the immense pressure (especially in the early years of immigration)
to  assimilate.  Patricia Polacco's  wonderful picture book tells the story
of her immigrant great-grandmother, who came to America as a child.  There
have also been a number of "Reading Rainbow" programs which featured picture
books  about immigrant children.

Marguerite DeAngeli wrote some books about immigrant children as well.  Up
the Hill is set in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town in the 1920s; the
progtagonist is a Polish-American girl whose parents and teachers are trying
hard to maintain their Polish customs and language  in a new land.  Elin's
Amerika is about a Swedish girl whose  family emigrated from Sweden in the
late 17th  century.  These books are written  for probably a fourth or fifth
grade reading level.  I   read DeAngeli's autobigraphy,  Butter at the Old
Price,  and know that she did very  careful research for all her historical
and ethnic children's books.

Susannah West

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