Pub Date: January 8, 2019
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018040702
Lexile Code: 1090
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 11
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.00" L x 5.40" W ( 0.25 lbs) 64 pages
Description:
This entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Anna May Wong, whose trail-blazing career in Hollywood broke new ground for future generations of Asian American actors.
Brief description:
Lin Wang has illustrated several books for children, including Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story and The Crane Girl for Lee & Low Books. She is a classically trained portrait painter with an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. Wang lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their children.
Review Quotes:
* "Excellent chapter book biography for elementary schoolers." -- School Library Journal, starred review
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Carter G. Woodson Award - National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)