Sandin, Joan. The Long Way to a New Land. New York: HarperTrophy, 1981. This easy-to-read book tells the story of one family's trip to America from Sweden by steamship. 64 pages.

Shaw, Janet Beeler. Meet Kirsten: An American Girl. Middleton: Pleasant Company Publications, 1986. This book tells the story of nine-year-old Kirsten Larson, who emigrates with her family from Sweden to the Minnesota Territory in the 1850s. 61 pages.

Talbot, Charlene Joy. An Orphan for Nebraska. New York: Atheneum, 1979. A young Irish boy whose parents die on the way to America finally makes his way to Nebraska, where he goes to work for a newspaper editor. 208 pages.

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Celebrating Chinese New Year. New York: Holiday House 1998. Tells the story of a boy and his family in San Francisco as they prepare to celebrate the Chinese New Year. 32 pages. Nonfiction.

Kite, Lorien. The Chinese (We Came to North America). New York: Crabtree Publishers, 2000. Many Chinese left great hardship behind to come to America. They worked in the gold mines, on farms, and on the railroads. Full-color artwork and eyewitness accounts bring the story alive. Includes detailed maps. 32 pages.

Maestro, Betsey. Coming to America: The Story of Immigration. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1996. This picture book gives an overview of immigration to America from earliest times to the present. 38 pages.

McGill, Allyson and Sandra Stotsky. The Swedish Americans. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1997. Begins with an explanation of conditions in Sweden in the 1800s and reasons people left to come to America. Includes a section on famous Swedish immigrants. Part of a series that includes German, Chinese, and Irish immigrants. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs and some color photographs. Difficult text. 109 pages.

Olson, Kay M. Chinese Immigrants, 1850-1900. Mankato: Blue Earth Books, 2001. Explores the reasons people left their homelands to come to America. Books include crafts, games, and recipes, along with quotations from diaries and other primary sources. This series also contains books about immigrants from other countries, such as the Scandinavian countries, Germany, and Ireland. 32 pages.

Olson, Kay M. Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish Immigrants, 1820-1920. Mankato: Blue Earth Books, 2001. Explores the reasons people left their homelands to come to America. Includes quotations from diaries and other primary sources. The "Coming to America" series also includes books about Chinese, German, and Irish immigrants. 32 pages.

http://www.mcny.org
The Museum of the City of New York. Samuel B. Waugh's 1855 painting "The Bay and Harbor of New York" is located in this collection.

http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/
PBS: History. This PBS site contains biographies of famous Americans and articles on major events in U.S. history.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
National Geographic. Discover maps of the world, historical photographs, and interactive adventures on the National Geographic site.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/bjsocial.html
BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper. Use this discoveryschool.com site to connect to a variety of social studies links covering topics from world geography to American history

http://earlyamerica.com/
Archiving Early America. Find primary source documents, paintings of early Americans, maps, and more!

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
America's Library. This site sponsored by the Library of Congress includes features such as "Meet Amazing Americans," "Jump Back in Time," "Explore the States," and "See, Hear, and Sing."