Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side

Life on the Lower East Side was bustling. Immigrants from many European countries had come to make a better life for themselves and their families in the United States. But the wages they earned were so low that they could afford only the most basic accommodations--tenements. Unfortunately, there were few laws protecting the residents of tenements, and landlords took advantage of this by allowing the buildings to become cramped and squalid. There was little the tenants could do; their only other choice was the street. Though most immigrants struggled in these buildings, many overcame a difficult start and saw generations after them move on to better apartments, homes, and lives. Raymond Bial reveals the first, challenging step in this process as he leads us on a tour of the sights and sounds of the Lower East Side, guiding us through the dark hallways, staircases, and rooms of the tenements.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/26/2002
ISBN: 9780618138494
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 10.28h x 8.32w x 0.41d
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2002 pg. 949
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2002 pg. 73
School Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 240
Booklist 10/15/2002 pg. 406
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2002 pg. 773
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2002 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 107 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 107 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 66481 / Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side
Reading Level: 7.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1