Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East (Immigration Today)

Description

In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from Afghanistan and the Middle East explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.

Nel Yomtov is a writer of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area.

Immigration is a particularly hot-button topic, and this installment in the Immigration Today series (4 titles) offers not only an approachable overview but some illuminating personal stories from immigrants as well. The profiles of two families, each enduring years of bureaucratic hurdles along with real peril in their home countries, do a wonderful job of illustrating why and how some people immigrate to the U.S., and add helpful context to the introductory chapters.-- "Booklist"