Life in San Francisco's Chinatown

By Sally Senzell Isaacs

Book Overview

The Picture the Past series looks at the many kinds of communities in America's past. Each book describes what made each community different and what children and adults did each day. Life in San Francisco's Chinatown In this book, learn why thousands of people from China came to San Francisco after 1848. Discover how they mined for gold, build railroads, and set up homes, stores, laundries, and restaurants. Find out how Chinatown grew and changed and what it is like today. Then use a recipe to make a popular treat from the time fortune cookies "

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588106926
• ISBN13: 9781588106926
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4