Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0816765201 Ages 7-10
Keywords: immigration, immigrants, ship, journey, courage, New York, brothers and sisters, family, 7 year old, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, Social Studies Curriculum, historical fiction
Editor's note: Annie Moore was the first immigrant to arrive at Ellis Island.