Journey to America - Celebrating Inspiring Immigrants Who Became Brilliant Scientists, Game-Changing Activists & Amazing Entertainers

Journey to America is a beautiful collection of biographies celebrating 20 of America’s most inspiring first- and second-generation immigrants.

List of 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
 

About the author

Maliha Abidi is a Pakistani-American artist and author living between London and Los Angeles. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, she migrated to California, United States at the age of 14. As a South Asian immigrant, her experiences play a huge role in her work. Her art focuses on advocating for social justice including women’s rights, girls’ education and mental health. Using bright and bold colors, Maliha hopes to get people interested in complex issues that impact our societies. As Maliha says, “Come for the art, stay for the cause.”

She is also the founder and creator of @WomenriseNFT. A Web 3.0 initiative with the focus on women’s rights and girls’ education through using art as a tool for advocacy.

Maliha’s work includes illustrations, animations, NFT art and illustrated books. In her spare time, she loves to travel, read books, go bicycling and explore new blends of coffee.

Summary

Journey to America is a beautiful collection of biographies celebrating 20 of America’s most inspiring first- and second-generation immigrants.

Product details

• Authors: Maliha Abidi
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2022
• EAN: 9780760371220
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-7122-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Illustrations: color illustrations
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; USA, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Interest age: from c 6 years, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education