Barack Obama: The Making of a President

Dawne Allette (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2009
Tamarind Books (Verlag)
978-1-84853-022-5 (ISBN)

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But my family gave me love, they gave me education, and most of all they gave me hope..."Barack Obama's story of hope and determination culminates with an account of his historic Inauguration Day and his first 100 days in office.

"I was not born into money or status. I was born to a teenage mom in Hawaii, and my dad left us when I was two. But my family gave me love, they gave me education, and most of all they gave me hope..."

Punctuated with his own words, this biography traces the people, places and experiences that made Barack Obama the powerful man he is today. His story takes us from Kenya to Hawaii and Indonesia to Chicago, embracing many cultures. It also reaches from the past to the present, with photographs of Obama growing up and a timeline of significant events in black history.

Barack Obama's story of hope and determination culminates with an account of his historic Inauguration Day and his first 100 days in office.

Author Dawne Allette, a native of Grenada, West Indies, has written a number of children's picture books that are noted for their inspiration, lyricism and humour. She has lived in Britain and Iran and now resides in Baltimore, USA. She teaches creative writing and is a literacy programme facilitator for Baltimore Public Schools. She is also a journalist for the Baltimore Times newspaper.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.9.2009
Reihe/Serie	Random House Children's Books
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	150 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
ISBN-10	1-84853-022-6 / 1848530226
ISBN-13	978-1-84853-022-5 / 9781848530225
Zustand	Neuware