Book
First generation : 36 trailblazing immigrants and refugees who make America great / by Sandra Neil Wallace & Rich Wallace ; illustrated by Agata Nowicka.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316515245
- ISBN: 0316515248
- ISBN: 9780316515238
- ISBN: 031651523X
- Physical Description: 94 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2018]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Immigrants > United States > Biography. Refugees > United States. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J 305.906912 Wall (Text) | 33126022890523 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J 305.906912 Wall (Text) | 33126022890515 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J 305.906912 Wall (Text) | 33126022890531 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
Investigative journalists Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace are award-winning novelists and nonfiction authors of books like Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights and Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story. Sandra is a former news anchor and ESPN sportscaster. The daughter of a refugee, she became a US citizen in 2016. Rich was a longtime senior editor at Highlights magazine. Both Sandra and Rich are members of the advisory council for the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College and are founding members of the Keene Immigrant and Refugee Partnership. They live in New Hampshire.
Agata Nowicka is an illustrator and a comics artist. She spent her childhood drawing on everything with everything, including her mother's red lipstick on the staircase walls. She became an illustrator because she never wanted to stop drawing. Agata immigrated to the United States from Warsaw, Poland and now lives in New York City.