As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author?s bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President.
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Roberta Edwards lives in New York, New York. Ken Call lives in Northbrook, Illinois.
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This Book Makes Barack Obama Real!,
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I bought this book, along with Who Is Neil Armstrong?, because my 11-year old needed to read some biographies for class. My son doesn't seem to pay any attention to current events, so I thought this would be a great way for him to learn more about our President. I read the book to him, which I often do, but we sat right next to each other so that he could see the great drawings and maps that enhanced the story. I liked that...it's not often that I can get my 11-year old to take a few minutes to sit on the couch with me! The author did a fantastic job of describing Obama's life, starting with his very early years, and putting it into perspective by offering sidenotes packed with information that adds to the narrative. The book moved along quickly and gave my son a good idea of Barack Obama and the forces that influenced and shaped him. I imagine the book will be edited in a few years to describe his Presidency, but for now, it was a great introduction for my son. (I learned a few things too!) I know that he will pay more attention when he sees the President on the news or in the paper.
Funny story: My 5-year old was with us when we read Who is Neil Armstrong?, but he was asleep when we read Who Is Barack Obama? I asked him later if he knew who Neil Armstrong is, and he replied that of course Neil Armstrong was an astronaut, and he repeated some of the stories he had heard about Neil when we had read the book. Then I asked him if he knew who Barack Obama was, and he said, "Oh yeah, he's that guy who is on the news all the time...." I guess I'll have to read him this book next so he has a better idea about Barack Obama than he does now! I felt like the book was geared much more toward my 11yo, but the 5 year old can get something out of the series as well. If you really want to know how we liked these two books, we just bought Who Is Albert Einstein? and my son has his eye on Who Is Walt Disney? This is a great series. I have enjoyed it myself!
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Good for young children seven, eight, nine ten,
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This is a great way to expand kids' concepts of our president as a real, live person. I'm an adult but I found it most interesting to learn more of the specifics of his background than I had from just reading the papers.
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This book does not in fact tell us "Who is Barack Obama?" The real Barack Obama possesses a psychology, shaped by events in his childhood, which drove him to run for the presidency; and this psychology must be understood, before one can answer the question, "Who is Barack Obama?"
Barack Obama ran for the presidency in order to gain acceptance and approval. When he was growing up, people of mixed race were still rejected by both blacks and whites in America. Black people commonly called those of mixed race "yellow", and considered them to be white, or not truly black; and these "yellow" people were shunned by other blacks. Thus, Barack was the victim of prejudice by both whites and blacks, often rejected by both. In response, he developed an outgoing personality and an ability to communicate to others; but he also developed insecurity and a fear of rejection. In fact, as a child, Barack spent much time in another country, where of course he was a foreigner, rejected by the people around him. Speaking of rejection, his own mother actually abandoned him repeatedly, leaving his grandmother to care for him. His mother was a very political leftist. The rejection by his political activist mother caused him, as an insecure child, to think that he might be able to gain her love again someday if he himself became a leftist activist or politician; and this is exactly what he did, becoming first one, then the other. Because of his extreme insecurity, Barack began smoking. He learned to put up a good front, hiding his insecurity by intentionally acting secure, learning to act like a secure man; but his smoking betrays him. Men who are not insecure feel no need to smoke. In contrast, men who are very insecure inside often do intentionally hide their insecurity, cultivating an outward appearance of being a secure and masculine man. Now we know the answer to the question, "Who is Barack Obama?" This is Barack's psychology, this is what drove Barack Obama to seek the presidency: he craved acceptance by both the black people and the white people who had rejected him, and he desperately sought love from the mother who had abandoned him as a child. These are the reasons why Barack Obama became President of the United States.
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