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A Student's Guide to British American Genealogy
Grades 6-12.
A Student's Guide to Mexican American Genealogy
A Student's Guide to Native American Genealogy
Climbing Your Family Tree: Online and Off-line Genealogy for Kids
"Now completely revised, updated, retitled, and filled with detailed guidance on utilizing the Internet, Climbing Your Family Tree is the comprehensive, kid-friendly genealogical primer for the 21st century, and a dramatic story of how and why our ancestors undertook the arduous voyages of immigration to this nation. It teaches kids to track down important family documents, including ships' manifests, naturalization papers, and birth, marriage, and death certificates; create oral histories; make scrapbooks of photos, sayings, and legends; and compile a family tree. A full chapter is devoted to the online search, and relevant Internet information has been incorporated into all the other chapters. Also new are more kids' genealogical stories and a reworked, easier-to-use design, and supporting the book will be a Web site that will include record-keeping pages, links to sites in the book, and more."Dig Up Your Roots and Find Your Branches: A Child's Guide to Genealogy
"Dig Up Your Roots and Find Your Branches is a fun guidebook for children hoping to uncover facts about their family history. Includes simple, yet thorough instructions, puzzles, charts, and ideas for Internet searches!" Ages 9-12.A Student's Guide to Italian American Genealogy
Ages 12 & Up.My Family Tree: A Bird's Eye View
Giant poster included!Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors
"Here is an easy-to-follow approach to the fascinating hobby of genealogy. Every family has a story, and this book can help kids uncover the secrets and adventures of their own ancestors. From lists of helpful organizations to sample interview questions, state-of-the-art computer programs to Web sites, this guide will help children become family historians."Each chapter begins with a real anecdote, enticing young readers with visions of what they might find hidden in their ancestors' pasts. All varieties of families are represented here - extended, adoptive, and blended, from many races and cultures - with emphasis on the unique role that each has played in the founding and development of the United States." Ages 9-12
A Student's Guide to Jewish American Genealogy
"This major contribution to young adult genealogy studies helps create ethnic pride, self-esteem, and awareness of the extraordinary accomplishments each ethnic group has brought to the American experience." Grades 6-12Immigrant Kids
"A refreshingly un-woeful introduction to the experience of being a young urban immigrant around the turn of the century. . . . photos make the scenes real and recollections of immigrant childhoods give them a personal dimension . . . Concise, graphic, and designed in every respect to catch and hold the reader's interest.--Kirkus Reviews." Ages 9-12If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island
"A look at the history of Ellis Island and immigration discusses why people came to America, what Ellis Island looked like then, and other issues and includes quotes from those who passed through the immigration center." Ages 9-12The Great Ancestor Hunt: The Fun of Finding Out Who You Are Ages 9-12
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