Amazing
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All
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- 7,99 €
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- 7,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
From Olympic ice dancing medalists Alex and Maia Shibutani, this beautifully illustrated picture book highlights the achievements of many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have made invaluable contributions to the world.
Inclusivity sets this beautifully illustrated picture book apart in its exploration of thirty-six inspirational Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, such as disabled hero Daniel Inouye, immigrant astronaut Kalpana Chawla, and biracial entertainer Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Olympic medalist siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani felt compelled to create a book showing the undeniably positive impacts that Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans have made in this country and around the world. Thanks to quick and accessible biographies written with journalist Dane Liu, readers will learn about important figures who have shaped life-altering policy, made indelible marks on pop culture, and achieved their greatest dreams—paving the way for future generations to make lasting change.
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Siblings and Olympic medalists the Shibutanis team up with Liu to highlight 36 notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders via paragraph-length profiles that present the figures alongside straightforward portraits by Jaleel. Loosely organized pages frequently pair individuals by theme, as on a spread featuring film stars Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee. Activists, artists, athletes, politicians, and writers appear among the figures, many of whom are of frequently under-represented heritages, including Hmong, Native Hawaiian, Marshallese, and Samoan backgrounds. Bookmarked by purpose-driven stories of advocacy—Wong Kim Ark's fight to ensure that "any child born in the United States is a citizen, no matter their race" and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner's climate change performance art, which seeks to save the planet—it's a lightly informative book that centers myriad AAPI contributions. Creator notes conclude. Ages 4–8.
