I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story

by Grace Lin, Martha Brockenbrough, Julia Kuo

Book Overview

An ALA Notable Book for Children

He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called citizen--and won

When American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he's stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn't American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is and isn't American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031642692X
• ISBN13: 9780316426923
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4