#PBStudyBuddy feature for picture book I AM AN AMERICAN: Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses holding the book. The Emoji Arc shows a graph with Y-axis for Tension/Intensity and X-axis for Pages. Emojis with varying emotions plotted on the graph; may vary by reader for this book. Standout Phrase: "he believed something that would change this country. I am an American." Standout Page Turn Text: "Kim Ark waited. He worked. He worried. And then…" Standout Art Detail: A clever, cross-cultural color scheme, plus depictions of injustice Starry Book Marks: An eye-opening and self-affirming refrain, Descriptive settings and perspectives, and Clear language for complicated circumstances.
Top-of-Mind Book Hooks: What makes an American, Asian American perceptions and rights, The impact of a Supreme Court ruling, Advocating for justice, and Fighting racism. Fast Facts: Pub Year 2021, Created by Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo, Imprint/Publisher: Little, Brown, Word Count (excludes text in art & backmatter): ~835, Backmatter: More About the Story and case arguments, Timeline, The Fourteenth Amendment, how to become a US citizen. Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant LED-lit glasses holding the book. For more #PBStudyBuddy features, visit pbstudybuddy.com. Thank you!
❤️🤍💙 This #PBStudyBuddy feature* is so powerful and personally relatable: I AM AN AMERICAN (#MarthaBrockenbrough @marthabee.bsky.social #GraceLin @authorgracelin.bsky.social #JuliaKuo #LittleBrown). Hope you like this feature for #IAMANAMERICAN, #Kidlit! 🥳📚👍🏼
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