• Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country

Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country

Author
Publication Date
May 03, 2022
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country

Description

From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book about Asian American changemakers doing everything they dreamed of and inspiring all of us to reach for new heights!

From creating beautiful music like Yo-Yo Ma to flying to outer space like Franklin Chang-Díaz; from standing up to injustice like Fred Korematsu to becoming the first Asian American, Black and female vice president of the United States like Kamala Harris, this book illuminates the power of Asian Americans all over the country, in all sorts of fields. Each spread is illustrated by a different renowned Asian American or Asian artist.

Alongside the poetic main text, Yes We Will includes one-line biographies of the person or historical moment featured on the page, with extended biographies at the end. Readers of different ages and needs can use the book in different ways, from classroom discussions to bedtime readalouds and more.

Yes We Will answers the question, can we accomplish whatever we dream? With love, courage, determination, and lots of imagination, we can--and we will!

Featured changemakers:

  • Franklin Chang-Díaz
  • Lia Cirio
  • Tammy Duckworth
  • Jenny Han
  • Kamala Harris
  • H.E.R.
  • Fred Korematsu
  • Padma Lakshmi
  • Sunisa Lee
  • Jeremy Li
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Amanda Nguyen
  • Sandra Oh
  • I. M. Pei
  • Mamie Tape
  • Peter Tsai
  • Philip Vera Cruz
  • Vera Wang
Publication date
May 03, 2022
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9780593463055
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Dial Books
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV004020 - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical | United States
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
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Kirkus

Starred Review
A radiant tribute to groundbreakers to inspire the next generation.

ALA/Booklist

Starred Review
Seeing all the accomplishments compiled in one place, in so many fields, gives the sense that history was--and is still being--made.
Kelly Yang
Kelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk (winner of the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Children's Literature), Three Keys, Room to Dream, Key Player, Top Story, Parachutes, Private Label, Yes We Will, New from Here, Finally Seen, and Finally Heard. Front Desk also won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal, was the 2019 Global Read Aloud, and has earned numerous other honors including being named a best book of the year by The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and NPR. Learn more at KellyYang.com.