Reviews
"This is an excellent introduction to a one-time celeb little known to today's children... Readers will be entranced by the actress's rags-to-riches story, and her efforts at confronting racial discrimination will resonate with all ethnic minorities. An author's note fleshes out the biography, making this a fine choice for both school and public libraries." -- School Library Journal "A fascinating account of the life of a determined actress." -- Publishers Weekly "Wang's watercolor-and-acrylic pictures are ... quite lovely set pieces, like a graceful adult Anna May with floral hat and tea cup... Yoo's earnest text illuminates the actress's life and times." -- Kirkus Reviews Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), "This is an excellent introduction to a one-time celeb little known to today's children... Readers will be entranced by the actress's rags-to-riches story, and her efforts at confronting racial discrimination will resonate with all ethnic minorities. An author's note fleshes out the biography, making this a fine choice for both school and public libraries." -- School Library Journal "A fascinating account of the life of a determined actress." -- Publishers Weekly "Wang's watercolor-and-acrylic pictures are ... quite lovely set pieces, like a graceful adult Anna May with floral hat and tea cup... Yoo's earnest text illuminates the actress's life and times." -- Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Carter G. Woodson Award - National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), "This is an excellent introduction to a one-time celeb little known to today's children... Readers will be entranced by the actress's rags-to-riches story, and her efforts at confronting racial discrimination will resonate with all ethnic minorities. An author's note fleshes out the biography, making this a fine choice for both school and public libraries." -- School Library Journal "A fascinating account of the life of a determined actress." -- Publishers Weekly "Wang's watercolor-and-acrylic pictures are ... quite lovely set pieces, like a graceful adult Anna May with floral hat and tea cup... Yoo's earnest text illuminates the actress's life and times." -- Kirkus Reviews Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) CCBC Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), "This is an excellent introduction to a one-time celeb little known to today's children... Readers will be entranced by the actress's rags-to-riches story, and her efforts at confronting racial discrimination will resonate with all ethnic minorities. An author's note fleshes out the biography, making this a fine choice for both school and public libraries." -- School Library Journal "A fascinating account of the life of a determined actress." -- Publisher's Weekly "Wang's watercolor-and-acrylic pictures are ... quite lovely set pieces, like a graceful adult Anna May with floral hat and tea cup... Yoo's earnest text illuminates the actress's life and times" -- Kirkus Reviews Carter G. Woodson Award, National Council for the Social Studies Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), "This is an excellent introduction to a one-time celeb little known to today's children... Readers will be entranced by the actress's rags-to-riches story, and her efforts at confronting racial discrimination will resonate with all ethnic minorities. An author's note fleshes out the biography, making this a fine choice for both school and public libraries." -- School Library Journal "A fascinating account of the life of a determined actress." -- Publishers Weekly "Wang's watercolor-and-acrylic pictures are ... quite lovely set pieces, like a graceful adult Anna May with floral hat and tea cup... Yoo's earnest text illuminates the actress's life and times." -- Kirkus Reviews CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Carter G. Woodson Award - National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
