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Loading... Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hopeby Nikki Grimes
HB   peacelutheran | Mar 23, 2013 |  I really loved this story, not only was it about our president today, but it had a wonderful message of hope. I really loved how the author incorporated Barack's childhood into his dream. I also really liked that the story was a mother telling it to her child. It was just like it could be any mother and any child. Finally I really like the fact that they talked about how Barack was different because he was not one or the other. I like this because there are many children just like that and they all need to know that they can dream anything they want too. I would like to have this book to use in a future classroom for sure. (  ) LauraMcQueen | Mar 8, 2013 | Compeling story of Barack Obama's life from when he was a child until presidency. Story line of hope, peace and struggles. (  ) cspine | Feb 7, 2013 | A mother tells the biography of President Barack Obama to her son. (  ) starkss | Dec 11, 2012 | Beautifully done, this picture book is more of a character study than a typical children’s biography. There’s not a lot of hard facts or dates. In fact, the narrative, which sometimes slips into poetry, focuses on big ideas and questions. Some of the material requires background knowledge about Obama. In addition, the amount of text is very long for a picture book. Some children will need an adult to read with them to fill in gaps in knowledge, make inferences, discuss fairly sophisticated ideas about personal identity — and perhaps simply to handle the length. With support, and especially combined with other forms of biography, this could be a very valuable resource in not only learning about Obama but also for exploring the theme of finding one’s place in the world. ( ) English_Teacher | Oct 20, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
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