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Product Identifiers
PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated
ISBN-100791097161
ISBN-139780791097168
eBay Product ID (ePID)64187687
Product Key Features
Book TitleBarack Obama
Number of Pages104 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Political, People & Places / General, Social Science / Politics & Government, Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.), Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorHeather Lehr Wagner
FormatLibrary Binding
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2007-045642
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Dewey Decimal328.73092 B
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisA biography of Barack Obama, which explores his life with color photographs, an index, and information. It includes Did You Know? fact boxes, which highlight facts about Obama's life and career, and a list of Web sites provide readers with further reading., This is the exciting biography of the new President-elect of the United States. In July 2004, Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention transformed him into a political star. Three years later, the young state senator from Illinois started his campaign to become president of the United States. Obama's life story captures the hope that defines the American dream. Born to a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas who divorced when he was only two, Obama grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia. As an adult, he served his community, first as an organizer working to register new voters and to provide opportunities for the poor, and later as a politician. His 2008 campaign to become president of the United States inspired many to believe in what he called ""the audacity of hope."" This new biography explores the remarkable life of Barack Obama with full-colour photographs and an index. ""Did You Know?"" fact boxes throughout highlight interesting facts about Obama's life and career, and a list of Web sites provide readers with further reading., A biography of Barack Obama, which explores his life with color photographs, an index, and information. It includes ""Did You Know?"" fact boxes, which highlight facts about Obama's life and career, and a list of Web sites provide readers with further reading., Each title features: - "In Their Own Words" boxes offering selected quotations from the subject - "Did You Know?" boxes that highlight fascinating facts about each person - A chronology, suggestions for further reading, and a listing of related Web sites - A final chapter that delves into the legacy of the subject's thoughts and deeds for new generations of black Americans.