{"product_id":"firefly-books-from-the-tops-of-the-trees-available-at-modern-rascals","title":"From the Tops of the Trees","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. The Thai camp holds many thousands of Hmong families who fled in the aftermath of the little-known Secret War in Laos that was waged during America's Vietnam War. For Kalia and her cousins, life isn't always easy, but they still find ways to play, racing with chickens and riding a beloved pet dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust four years old, Kalia is still figuring out her place in the world. When she asks what is beyond the fence, at first her father has no answers for her. But on the following day, he leads her to the tallest tree in the camp and, secure in her father's arms, Kalia sees the spread of a world beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKao Kalia Yang's sensitive prose and Rachel Wada's evocative illustrations bring to life this tender true story of the love between a father and a daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKao Kalia Yang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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 works of creative nonfiction include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir, The Song Poet, What God is Honored Here?: Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss By and For Indigenous Women and Women of Color,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand the upcoming title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomewhere in the Unknown World.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eYang has also written multiple children's books such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Map Into the World\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shared Room\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Most Beautiful Thing\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel Wada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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 first children's book project,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, was recognized with the Freeman Award for Children's Literature. Her second children's book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom The Tops Of The Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, is expected to be published in the fall of 2021. Visually, Rachel's works are characterized by the use of rich colours, textures, and fine details through both digital and traditional mediums.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39564549292097,"sku":"","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1371\/1579\/files\/from-the-tops-of-the-trees-firefly-books.jpg?v=1686331779","url":"https:\/\/centristecnologia.com\/products\/firefly-books-from-the-tops-of-the-trees-available-at-modern-rascals","provider":"centristecnologia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}