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An action-packed picture book biography about Hollywood actor, stuntman, and beloved superstar Jackie Chan A great read for Chan fans hoping to share their love of Rush Hour, Supercop, and Jackie's original brand of martial arts with their ready-to-tumble tyke. Pow Bam Wow Jackie Chan has been making movies and amazing audiences with his original and comedic stunts for decades. Pow Bam Ow But before he was an international star, Jackie grew up in relative poverty in China, studied martial arts at the grueling China Drama Academy, and worked for years trying to find his way in film. Pow Bam How? Twist, tumble, and train alongside martial arts hero Jackie Chan in this picture book biography from lauded author Kristen Mai Giang and illustrator and Hong Kong native Alina Chau. Discover how Jackie used his goofball acrobatics to make a name and a style all his own.

An action-packed picture book biography about Hollywood actor, stuntman, and beloved superstar Jackie Chan A great read for Chan fans hoping to share their love of Rush Hour, Supercop, and Jackie's original brand of martial arts with their ready-to-tumble tyke. Pow Bam Wow Jackie Chan has been making movies and amazing audiences with his original and comedic stunts for decades. Pow Bam Ow But before he was an international star, Jackie grew up in relative poverty in China, studied martial arts at the grueling China Drama Academy, and worked for years trying to find his way in film. Pow Bam How? Twist, tumble, and train alongside martial arts hero Jackie Chan in this picture book biography from lauded author Kristen Mai Giang and illustrator and Hong Kong native Alina Chau. Discover how Jackie used his goofball acrobatics to make a name and a style all his own.

NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Selection 2024A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon's surrender to the North Vietnamese Army. Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister's eyes from tear gas; sneaking a stuffed animal into the family's overstuffed suitcase for comfort. Dow Phumiruk's tender illustrations let anyone feel the excitement and the ultimate hopefulness of this amazing true story.P R A I S E "Deeply touching. . . A tender and powerful portrait of a harrowing, historic event."-Booklist Mai Giang's sensory-filled prose gently and evocatively communicates a personal wartime story. Phumiruk's clean, soft illustrations, done in Photoshop and pencil, bring to life a gamut of emotions. . .A moving and illuminating story of family, war, courage, and newfound home."-Kirkus "Giang's affecting, powerful recounting of her family's escape from Saigon in 1975 renders a largely unexplored moment in history intimate and urgent."-BCCB