Barack Obama: "We Are One People"

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Enslow Publishers

Just the Series: African-American Biography Library

Series and Publisher: African-American Biography Library

Annotation: Explores the life of Barack Obama, U.S. Senator from Illinois, and his work as a community organizer, lawyer, and politician.

Genre: [Biographies]

Reviews: 2

Catalog Number: #23340

Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover

Special Formats: Inventory Sale

Common Core/STEAM: Common Core

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 07/01/08

Pages: 160 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 0-7660-3649-9 Perma-Bound: 0-605-17302-8

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-7660-3649-9 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-17302-6

Dewey: 921

LCCN: 2008053678

Dimensions: 24 cm.

Subject Heading:
Obama, Barack. Juvenile literature.
Obama, Barack.
United States. Congress. Senate. Biography. Juvenile literature.
United States. Congress. Senate.
Legislators. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
African American legislators. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Racially mixed people. United States. Biography. Juvenile literature.
Legislators.
African American legislators.
Racially mixed people.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book

A boy living in a tenement asks his mother about Barack Obama, and she tells him a simplified version of the man's life story. The text occasionally strains for lyricism, and dialogue sounds contrived ("'What is hope, Mama?' asked David"). Mixed-media double-page spreads, rich in patterns and shading, capture many introspective moments in Obama's journey. An author's note gives background. Timeline, websites. Bib.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Word Count: 18,578

Reading Level: 7.2

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.2 / points: 3.0 / quiz: 121079 / grade: Middle Grades

Barack Obama's meteoric rise to the presidency began with his speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. This same year, he went from being an Illinois state senator to being elected a United States senator. Just over two years later, he declared his candidacy for president. By November 2008, he was elected president. In this biography, the reader finds out about Obama's life, from his childhood in Hawaii to his rise to become 44th president of the United States-the first African-American commander-in-chief in the history of the U.S. Book jacket.

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