Format:
Book
Title:
Journey to America : celebrating inspiring immigrants who became brilliant scientists, game-changing activists, and amazing entertainers / written and illustrated by Maliha Abidi.
Author:
Abidi, Maliha, 1995- author, illustrator.
Call Number:
j305.906912 Abidi
Publisher, Date:
Bellevue, WA : becker&mayer! kids, 2022.
Description:
95 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
Presents brief biographies of twenty first- and second-generation immigrants whose contributions to science, entertainment, politics, and business helped shape the United States. Sidebars feature numerous historical and political facts about the immigration process, including an explanation of the difference between a permanent resident and a citizen, a look at various types of immigrants, and a sample citizenship test.
Subjects:
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Children of immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
Immigrants.
Emigration and immigration.
Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.
Contents:
Science. Kalpana Chawla ; I.M. Pei ; Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu ; Albert Einstein -- Entertainment. Tan France ; Camila Cabello ; M. Night Shyamalan ; Natalie Portman ; Rihanna ; Dikembe Mutombo -- Politics. Ilhan Omar ; Arnold Schwarzenegger ; Alexander Hamilton -- Business. Sergey Brin ; Indra Nooyi -- Children of immigrants. Walt Disney ; Michelle Kwan ; Kamala Harris ; America Ferrara ; Barack Obama.
ISBN:
9780760371220
0760371229