Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

by Nikki Grimes (Author) Bryan Collier (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

The #1 New York Times bestselling picture-book biography of President Barack Obama is now in paperback.

Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he wasn't quite like anybody else, but through his journeys he found the ability to listen to Hope and become what he was meant to be: a bridge to bring people together.

This is the moving story of our 44th President, told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Barack Obama has motivated Americans to believe with him, to believe that every one of us has the power to change ourselves and change our world.

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"...of the three candidates’ picture-book biographies out this season, this stands as the one most likely to communicate to children on a visceral level."
Nikki Grimes
New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the ALA Children's Literature Legacy Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her books include her critically acclaimed memoir in verse Ordinary Hazards as well as picture books Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice and Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for Bronx Masquerade and earned a Coretta Scott King Author Honor five times--for Words with Wings, Jazmin's Notebook, Dark Sons, Talkin' About Bessie, and The Road to Paris. Visit nikkigrimes.com
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781442440920
Lexile Measure
630
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
January 24, 2012
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF007050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural Heritage
JNF007070 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
JNF025250 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/21st Century
Library of Congress categories
United States
Presidents
Obama, Barack

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