Through stories, art, and photographs, fourteen outstanding artists remember the ancestors who most touched their lives. Caryl Henry honors his grandmother and America's first Black woman millionaire, Madame C. J. Walker. Nancy Hom's father worked in a Chinese restaurant but possessed the strength of a mighty warrior. Mira Reisberg's Jewish grandparents were killed in the Holocaust, but their spirit helped shape her life. Other artists include Hung Liu, Enrique Chagoya, George Crespo, Judith Lowry, Joe Sam, and Patssi Valdez. This book will inspire children and their families to honor their own ancestors.

 

This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years. This book is aimed at readers aged around 9 years.

This book was published 1999 by Children's Book Press, U. S. .

Harriet Rohmer is the founder and former Publisher/Executive Director of Children's Book Press, the award-winning publisher of bilingual and multicultural picture books in San Francisco. Her books have won over 100 major awards, including the American Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Ezra Jack Keats Award. Many of the books have become classics-Family Pictures/ Cuadros de familia (9780892392070), stories told to me by artist Carmen Lomas Garza, has sold close to half a million copies. The illustrator of this book is Julie McLaughlin. NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. It is a national, nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers, and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, NRDC has 1. 2 million members and online activists, served from offices in New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Beijing. Their mission is to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places, and ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.