An American Face

An American Face

Illustrator

Frances Clancy

Publisher

Child & Family Press

Publication Year

2000

ISBN

9780878687183

Pages

32 pages

Genre

realism

Format

picture book

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Adopted from Korea by American parents, Jessie excitedly waits for the day he will get his American citizenship and, he thinks, an American face.

Grade Level

K-3

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive family; international adoption; interracial/transracial adoption

Main Character

male child

Race/Ethnicities

Asian (Korean) / White

Family Formation

adoptive mother and father

Keywords

Korean American; Korea; citizenship; cat; acceptance

Diversity Impact

direct

An American Face

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