In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color by Salazar, Aida

In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338552874)

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Format: Hardcover
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In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color by Salazar, Aida

In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

$18.99
In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color by Salazar, Aida

In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

$18.99
Format: Hardcover
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Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrants of color, written in poems and illustrated by 13 first- and second-generation immigrant artists.

In the spirit of a dream, many immigrants of color set out across continents, oceans, and borders, travelling to the United States in pursuit of opportunity. This book is a celebration of 13 American immigrants of color, from world-famous to local heroes, politicians, surgeons, athletes, activists and more.

The biographies include engineer and astronaut Anousheh Ansari; Paralympic athlete and entrepreneur Alejandro Albor; surgeon Ayub Khan Ommaya; jazz musician Candido Camero; dancer Concei軋o Damasceno; Sriracha inventor and businessman David Tran; basketball player Dikembe Mutombo; author Edwidge Danticat; politician Ilhan Omar; comic artist Jim Lee; environmental activist Juana Guttierez; cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the Undocupoets, a group of undocumented poets.

These stories are told in poems by Aida Salazar and artwork by Alina Chau, Bianca Diaz, Dion MBD, Fahmida Azim, Gaby D'Alessandro, Jose Ramirez, Ken Daley, Nicole Xu, Paulo D. Campos, Rahele Jomepour Bell, Tracy Guiteau, Vanessa Flores, and Yasmin Imamura.



Author: Aida Salazar
ISBN-10: 1338552872
ISBN-13: 9781338552874
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2021
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514573 / In the Spirit of a Dream


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 11/15/2021
By Aida Salazar
By Aida Salazar
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Aida Salazar is an award-winning author and arts activist whose writings for adults and children explore issues of identity and social justice. She is the author of the middle-grade verse novels The Moon Within (International Latino Book Award Winner), Land of the Cranes (Amricas Award Winner), the picture book anthology, In the Spirit of a Dream, and the picture book biography Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter. She is a founding member of Las Musas, a Latinx kidlit debut author collective. Her short story "By the Light of the Moon" was adapted into a ballet production by the Sonoma Conservatory of Dance and is the first Xicana-themed ballet in history. She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, California.
Alina Chau is an award-winning filmmaker and artist. Her credits include the Emmy Award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, and numerous best-selling games. She illustrated The Nian Monster, which received the 2018 APALA Picture Book Honor. Having grown up in Hong Kong in an Indonesian-Chinese family during the British colonial era and then immigrating to America, her unique cultural heritage strongly influences her artistic and storytelling voice. Her lyrical watercolors are highly sought after for art exhibitions worldwide and garnered her a devoted fan base and the accolades of her peers. She lives in Los Angeles with her little Maltipoo, Piglet. Visit her at alinachau.com.

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