From the Tops of the Trees
By Kao Kalia Yang and Rachel Wada
4.5/5
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About this ebook
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in the Picture Book Category
"Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?"
Young 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.
Just 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.
Kao 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.
Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang was born in a refugee camp in Thailand and came to America at the age of six. She is the author of The Latehomecomer, The Song Poet, Yang Warriors, and most recently, Where Rivers Part. She also coedited What God Is Honored Here? and is the author of a collective memoir about refugee lives called Somewhere in the Unknown World. Find out more at KaoKaliaYang.com.
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Reviews for From the Tops of the Trees
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book is so good !! Giving us a new view from a girl live in a refugee to dream big. Ofcourse with endless support from the family.
Dream big my love ? - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautiful, touching, concise yet delightfully concentrated nostalgia and love for the times past leavened with hope for the future. Sweetly written, and lovingly visualized. Enjoyed this immensely.