First generation : 36 trailblazing immigrants and refugees who make America great

First generation 36 trailblazing immigrants and refugees who make America great

Sandra Neil Wallace

Book - 2018

"Artists and athletes. Educators and journalists. Activists and inventors. CEOs and comedians. Celebrate the genius, diversity, and grit of immigrants and refugees in this boldly illustrated guide to 36 American trailblazers. Their courage, their achievements, and their determination to change the world have helped make our country a stronger place. Perhaps reading their stories, you will be inspired to make the world a better place, too."--Back cover.

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Subjects
Immigrants > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Refugees > United States > Juvenile literature.
Celebrities > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Genres
Biographies
Illustrated works
Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Sandra Neil Wallace (author)
Other Authors
Rich Wallace (author), Agata Nowicka (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
94 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Ages 8-12.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-94).
ISBN
9780316515245
  • Halima Aden
  • Madeleine Albright
  • Diana Al-Hadid
  • Sergey Brin
  • Maria Contreras-Sweet
  • Celia Cruz
  • Willem De Kooning
  • Vinod Dham
  • Cheryl Diaz Meyer
  • Albert Einstein
  • Kahlil Gibran
  • Sophia Grojsman
  • Mazie Hirono
  • Fatimah Hussein
  • Razia Jan
  • Mother Jones
  • Meb Keflezighi
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Maryam Mirzakhani
  • John Muir
  • Dikembe Mutombo
  • Martina Navratilova
  • Indra Nooyi
  • Adriana Ocampo
  • Pauline Park
  • I.M. Pei
  • Jorge Ramos
  • Marcus Samuelsson
  • Carlos Santana
  • Yasser Seirawan
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Hamdi Ulukaya
  • Rose Winslow
  • Joe Wong
  • Barbara Young
  • Ahmed Zewail.
Review by Horn Book Review

This collective biography includes one-page profiles and realistic digital portraits of influential first-generation Americans. The volume focuses mostly on contemporary men and women working in many fields: Google founder Sergey Brin from the former Soviet Union; Mazie Hirono, originally from Japan and the first Asian American woman in the Senate; and Somali refugee Halima Aden, a fashion model who wears a hijab. Reading list, websites. Bib. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

The Wallaces and Nowicka take a look at the first members of families who immigrated to the United States and the impacts they have had on our lives and country through minibiographies and bright, illustrated portraits.We all come from somewhere, and unless you are Native American, your people came here as immigrants or refugees. That is what makes America so beautiful. This book takes figures from all races, nationalities, and religions and looks at them as human beings and at the amazing things they have accomplished, from politics to art to science and everything in between. From the music of Yo-Yo Ma to the statecraft of Madeleine Albright or the runway walk of Halima Aden, immigrants have shaped this country. They gave us Google, the Sierra Club, and salsa music. Young readers will be constantly surprised by the impacts these new Americans have had without their ever having realized it. Bright portraits accompany each minibiography along with a box that includes highlights of each person's life. The breezy format will give readers a taste of nonfiction and will ignite their curiosity to delve deeper into the lives of the people within the pages. Selected books and websites for further exploration as well as a bibliography will help them get started.A deeply patriotic look at how immigrants' application of the American ideals of hard work and perseverance can have lasting effects. (authors' note, illustrator's note) (Collective biography. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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