Dragon Force: Devourer's Attack (Dragon Force)
by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang
From the authors of the bestselling DRAGON MOUNTAIN comes the Dragon Force series! Leap into the second title in this edge-of-your-seat, dragon-obsessed adventure series for 8+ readers. WHEN DANGER CALLS, THE DRAGON FORCE ANSWER... It’s a dream come true for Lance Lo and his sister Zoe to be at Camp Claw, training for the elite Dragon Force to help protect the world. But with the core members captured by the evil Devourer, they soon find themselves taking on their most dangerous mission yet...
Discusses the reasons for Filipino immigration to the United States and the conditions they have found here, using case studies to describe the lifestyles of Filipino Americans.
The Tragic History of the Japanese-American Internment Camps (From Many Cultures, One History)
Before coming to Canada, while he was still an art teacher in Beijing, Song Nan Zhang traveled from Inner Mongolia east, south, and north to find and paint unusual scenes of Chinese family life. Here are the children who grow up in the saddle with their nomadic parents or become as agile as the mountain goats they tend. A boy plays chess on the ground with his shepherd grandfather. A teenager tends her father’s pottery shop. At festivals a child plays hide-and-seek, behind yellow parasols, and...
Figure skating icon and U.S. National Champion Karen Chen tells the amazing story of her rise to the top, featuring never-before-seen photos and behind-the-scenes details from her journey on and off the ice! At seventeen years old, Karen Chen has already achieved what some girls only dream of—and yet it’s only the beginning for this incredibly talented athlete. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Karen began to figure skate at just five years old. Ten years and many grueling training session...
A poetic and moving picture book biography celebrating the life and work of the visionary Japanese American woodworker George Nakashima. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as architect, designer and woodworker. During World War II, George, with his wife Marion and their baby daughter, endured incarceration in Minidoka prison camp, where he drew comfort from the discipline of woodworking. Once free, Georg...
Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice (Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persisten)
by Z.B. Hill
Different skin colors, different languages, different religions, different abilities--these are all things that sometimes cause us to judge other people unfairly. Asians are one group that has experienced continuing prejudice. From limits on immigration many years ago to modern stereotypes, Asians have had to struggle to overcome prejudice and discrimination. Learn more about what prejudice means for Asians today. "Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice: Asians" covers the history o...
Star Writer: What's in Your Heart, Katie? (Katie Woo)
by Fran Manushkin
My Little Golden Book About Kamala Harris (Little Golden Book)
by Rajani Larocca
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography all about the first female Vice President Kamala Harris! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers! This Little Golden Book about Kamala Harris--the first woman, first African American woman, and first Indian American woman to be elected Vice President of the United States--is an inspiring read-aloud for young girls and boys. Look for more Little Golden Book biographies: • Barack Obama • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • ...
They braved the rough voyage across the ocean to attain the American dream, but the ancestors of America's rich and diverse social landscape first struggled to make a life in their new homeland. Through the immigrants' words and contemporary photographs and illustrations, these inspiring volumes not only tell the story of each immigrant group, but also provide insight on what it means to be an American today.
The Internment of Japanese Americans (Our Shared History)
by Charlotte Taylor