how my father came to America Bierman, Carol creator McGaw, Laurie illustrtator text New York Scholastic 1998 First Scholastic printing , September 1999 monographic 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm . An account of the ocean voyage and arrival at Ellis Island of twelve-year-old Julius Weinstein who, along with his mother and younger sister, immigrated from Russia in 1922. R 750 Lexile R Raz-Plus by Bierman, Carol ; illustrated by McGaw, Laurie Jewish children New York (State) New York Biography Juvenile literature Jews, Russian New York (State) New York Juvenile literature Immigrants New York (State) Juvenile literature Jews New York (State) New York Biography Russian Americans Immigrants New York (State) E184.J5 974.7 9780439106221 DLC 20250320094408.0 3234 eng