Inspired by the 1863 Egg War and the mad rush for murre eggs on the Farallon Islands near San Francisco, Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates is a high-seas adventure story celebrating the courage and history of Chinese immigrants in America through a fascinating yet little-known event during the California Gold Rush era. Yao Bai is finally old enough to sail with his father and uncle to the Farallon Islands, to gather the precious eggs seabirds lay there. But on their way home they encounter trouble on the sea-pirates! Just when Yao's father and uncle believe their hard day's work would all be gone, Yao comes up with a clever plan. But will it be enough to save all the eggs?

 

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Graphic Arts Books .

Tim J. Myers is the author of "Tanuki's Gift, "a Nick Jr. Best Book of the Year. His fiction was read aloud by Daniel Pinkwater on National Public Radio. He lives in Santa Clara, California. Bonnie Pang is an illustrator and comics artist from Hong Kong. She holds a degree in geography from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a master's degree in fine arts from the Academy of Art University. Bonnie loves drawing animals and spreading positive vibes through her art. When she is not illustrating books, she can be found working on her webcomic Roar Street Journal , baking banana bread, and playing with her Pomeranian.