Fun Facts

by G. L. Perkins

Scott Foresman Social Studies

ISBN 0-328-14819-9

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Meet Malik and Sofía. They will tell you about how their families came to live in the United States.

Vocabularyimmigrantholidaycustom

ISBN: 0-328-14819-9

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

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Write to It!

Malik and Sofía have learned many things about the United States. Choose one holiday or custom that we follow here. Write a paragraph to tell why we celebrate it.

Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper.

Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education.

Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd)

Opener: Corbis; 1 Corbis; 2 Corbis Media; 3 D. Cooper/Masterfile; 4 Corbis; 5 Michael Newman/PhotoEdit; 6 Corbis

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Meet Our Families

by G. L. Perkins

Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New YorkSales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois

Coppell, Texas • Sacramento, California • Mesa, Arizona

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Many people living in the United States are immigrants.Immigrants are people who have moved here from other countries.

MalikMy name is Malik.My family is from an African country called Somalia.

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My parents came to the United States so they could find better jobs. In Somalia we did not have electricity or a washer and dryer!

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In the United States I learned about the Independence Day holiday. There is a custom of celebrating with parades and fireworks.

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SofíaI am Sofía.My grandparents are from El Salvador in Central America.They came to the United States long before I was born.

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My father knew that a good education was important. My father met my mother when they were in college.

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My family has the good life my grandparents wanted for us.We are very happy here.

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custom a special way that a group does something

holiday a special day

immigrant a person who settles in a new country

Glossary

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Meet Malik and Sofía. They will tell you about how their families came to live in the United States.

Vocabularyimmigrantholidaycustom

ISBN: 0-328-14819-9

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

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Write to It!

Malik and Sofía have learned many things about the United States. Choose one holiday or custom that we follow here. Write a paragraph to tell why we celebrate it.

Write your paragraph on another sheet of paper.

Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education.

Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd)

Opener: Corbis; 1 Corbis; 2 Corbis Media; 3 D. Cooper/Masterfile; 4 Corbis; 5 Michael Newman/PhotoEdit; 6 Corbis

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