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From the tops of the trees

"A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980- (Author)
Other Authors:	Wada, Rachel (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2021]
Subjects:	Refugees > Juvenile nonfiction. Refugee camps > Juvenile nonfiction. Picture books.
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Summary:	"A powerful true story of a young girl who has never known life outside a refugee camp and a father determined to help her dream beyond the fences that confine them"--
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Audience:	Ages 5-9 Grades 2-3
ISBN:	9781541581302 154158130X
Author Notes:	Kao Kalia Yang is a Hmong American writer, teacher and public speaker. Born in the refugee camps of Thailand to a family that escaped the genocide of the Secret War in Laos, she came to America at the age six. Yang holds degrees from Carleton College and Columbia University. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Awardfor Literature, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction. Rachel Wada was raised between Japan and Hong Kong and is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has created illustrations for magazines, newspapers, advertising, and even a mural. Her work has won multiple awards including the Freeman Award for The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden and the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for From The Tops Of The Trees . Visually, Rachel's works are characterizedby the use of rich colours, textures, and fine details through both digital and traditional mediums.