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Pushes & Pulls: Why Do People Migrate? (Investigating Human Migration & Settlement)
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This intriguing book explores the reasons why people migrate: pushesinvoluntary migrationsand pullsvoluntary migrations. Historical migrations examined include: the slave trade; the relocation of Native Americans; migrations due to famine in Africa; migrations linked to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; the Irish potato famine; the migrations of Jews around the world; and the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to the north.

Lexile Measure: 1220L (What's this?)

Series: Investigating Human Migration & Settlement

Paperback: 48 pages

Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co (January 15, 2010)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0778751988

ISBN-13: 978-0778751984

Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8 x 10 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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Best Sellers Rank: #767,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #64 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Cultural Studies > Sociology #69 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Emigrants & Immigrants #4411 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World

Age Range: 10 - 13 years

Grade Level: 5 - 8

The new 'Investigating Human Migration & Settlement' series provides Grade 6 with 48 pages each of detail on global migration patterns. Paul Challen's MIGRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Natalie Hyde's POPULATION PATTERNS, Ceri Oeppen's HOPES, NEEDS, RIGHTS & LAWS, Marina Cohen's CHANGING CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, Robert Walker's PUSHES AND PULLS, and Sally Morgan's CHANGING PLANET each examine motivation, experience, and impact of human migration patterns around the world.

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