A picture-book biography of Bill Wong, a Chinese-American bullfighter. As a child, Wong dreamt of a career as a professional basketball player but his small physical stature kept him from realizing his dream as he approached adulthood. Still interested in pursuing athletics, he discovered on a trip to Spain that he was just the right size for bullfighting and, after years of training, achieved fame and fortune as "El Chino," Spain's first Chinese matador. Allen Say's full-page watercolor paintings are reproduced in black-and-white and full color, giving readers the impression that they are looking at photographs in a family album. (Ages 4-8)

Here is the true story of a Chinese boy who grew up in the Southwest and who believed his father when he said, "In America, you can be anything you want to be". While vacationing in Spain, he is enthralled by the bullfights and true to his beliefs, struggles against racial prejudice to become the first Chinese matador. Full-color illustrations.