{"product_id":"pedros-yo-yos-how-a-filipino-immigrant-came-to-america-and-changed-the-world-of-toys-hardcover","title":"Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Peñas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Angel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the backstory of one of America's favorite toys, the yo-yo, in this colorful biography of businessman Pedro Flores.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can spin and roll, leap and twirl. You can stretch it between your hands or swing it between your legs. The tricks you can do with one are nearly endless. No wonder the yo-yo is one of the most successful toys ever made! And its popularity began with a Filipino immigrant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePedro Flores was born in the Philippines in 1896, when Spain still ruled his country. After the US took over, Pedro traveled to California, received an education, and looked for ways to go into business for himself. Then he remembered a toy from his childhood called the yo-yo, which means \"come back\" in Tagalog. With a couple of blocks of wood and a little string, Pedro created his first model yo-yo and practiced tricks to show it off.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was an instant hit! When children saw the yo-yo in action, they clamored to get one themselves. So Pedro always performed his tricks near movie theaters, outside candy shops--anywhere he knew children would see the toy. Soon he was hiring fellow Filipinos to advertise it for him, while he ran factories that manufactured more than a million yo-yos a week! Winner of Lee \u0026amp; Low's New Voices award, \u003ci\u003ePedro's Yo-Yos\u003c\/i\u003e is the lively story of one immigrant's ups and downs as an entrepreneur and his determination to create a toy that would capture the imagination of children and adults all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Peñas\u003c\/b\u003e is a second-generation Filipino-American whose parents immigrated to the United States in the 1960s. He grew up in a house filled with books and playing 16-inch softball. \u003ci\u003ePedro's Yo-Yos\u003c\/i\u003e was a New Voices winner and marks his debut. Rob was inspired to write this book when he learned that the ever-popular yo-yo toy was credited to a Filipino. It was important to Rob that Pedro's story and achievement not be left in obscurity. He lives with his family in Kansas, where the prairie is not too far away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is a visual artist who enjoys participating in the creation of narrative media--whether it is illustration, design, or independent films. He has illustrated, designed, and art directed numerous books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eLakas and the Manilatown Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eXochitl and the Flowers \/ Xóchitl, la Niña de las Flores\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives with his wife and son in Burbank, California. Visit his site at carlangel.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.61 x 9.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701097566304,"sku":"9781620145746","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/pedros-yo-yos-how-a-filipino-immigrant-came-to-america-and-changed-the-world-of-toys-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}