FROM THE TOPS OF THE TREES KAO KALIA YANG ILLUSTRATED BY RACHEL WADA Carolrhoda Books Minneapolis
Ban Vinai Refugee Camp Thailand 1985 When the sun gets to the highest point in the sky the leaves of our favorite tree become a great umbrella of cool for my cousins and me to play under Hurry Mai throws a ball of rice onto the ground Yer races the chickens in the yard to get to it A bald rooster with black tail feathers beats her The look on her face is so sad and so hungry the fun disappears
