Yam Uas Zoo Nkauj Tshaj Plaws (the Most Beautiful Thing)

Drawn from Kao Kalia Yang's childhood experiences as a Hmong refugee, this heartfelt picture book offers a window into the life of a family with little money and a great deal of love"--

About the author

Kao Kalia Yang is 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 work has won numerous awards and recognition including multiple Minnesota Book Awards, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, an ALA Notable Children's Book Award, the 2023 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Dayton's Literary Peace Prize, and a PEN USA Award in Nonfiction.

Product details

• Authors: Kao Kalia Yang
• Assisted by: Khoa Le (Illustration)
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Languages: Hmong
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781728448916
• ISBN: 978-1-72844-891-6
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 208 mm x 258 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics