Thomson-Gale

Children's Bookwatch, Dec, 2004

Thomson-Gale

274500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535

www.gale.com

Three new additions to the 'Immigrants in America' ($27.45 each) series provide in-depth focus on different immigrant experiences. Joan Schur's The Arab Americans (1590180755) analyzes Arab religions, turmoil in the Middle East, and how Arab Americans are living in this country. Barbara Bloom's The Mexican Americans (1560067535) covers life in Mexico, workers in the U.S. both legal and illegal, and the history and changing times of the Chicano movement. Laurel Corona's The Jewish Americans (1590184319) discusses issues of Judaism, Jewishness, and how Jewish peoples fit into this country. Kids in grades 7-9 will relish Mary Williams' Immigration (073-7716916, $33.70): it takes all the arguments surrounding the entire immigration process and juxtaposes them into pro/con chapters suitable for classroom debate. How do cultural differences matter, and who puts the 'lid' on the immigration process and choices? These and other notable issues are discussed in depth. James Barter's Travel Guide To San Francisco In The 1960s (1590183592, $27.45) isn't so much a travelogue as a historical overview of changing cultural and social history in the city. Districts, monuments and points of historical interest are used to explore the culture of the city in the 1960s, making for an unusual survey given to leisure browsing.