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| Barack Obama: An American Story: An American Story (All Aboard Reading) | 
 enlarge | Author: Roberta Edwards
Creator: Ken Call
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Category: Book
List Price: $3.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 11907
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 0448447991
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73092
EAN: 9780448447995
ASIN: 0448447991
Publication Date: August 16, 2007
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Product Description
Of mixed race and cultures, Barack Obama struggled for years with his identity and place in society. Having found his niche in public service, he has made history as the fifth African American U.S. senator ever to be elected. Now the skinny kid continues his political journey and strives to become the nations first black president. From Hawaii to Chicago to Washington, D.C., Senator Obamas life has been interesting and inspiring.
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 Great little book! January 13, 2008
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is a great introductory book to Barack Obama written for children. My daughter loves it and it gives a great overview of his life to date. It's short and to the point.
 Nothing about Senator Obama's religion. Otherwise a workmanly children's book. March 20, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Roberta Edwards is a prolific writer -- unless several authors have the same name! Her titles range from INTRODUCING CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY through FIVE SILLY FISHERMEN and SPACE KID to 2008's 48 page children's biography: BARACK OBAMA: AN AMERICAN STORY.
Half or more of those 48 pages are well presented sketches, photos or maps. I suspect that there are many children from ages eight to 14 who would enjoy the book. For adults almost totally unfamiliar with the U.S. Senator from Illinois (if such there be!), Ms Robert's book need not take up more than ten minutes of skimming. There are no big words. There is, to my surprise, no treatment of religion -- anybody's religion. But there is much about race and the white and black ancestors of Barack Obama.
High points of the Senator's life to date include being first black American chosen to be president of the Harvard Law Review, his 2004 keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, being sworn in as a U.S. Senator in 2005 by Vice President Richard Cheney and a vigorous campaign for President of the USA which began in February 2007.
I am glad I read the book. It is unpretentious, skillfully put together, succinct and well illustrated. -OOO-
 BRAINWASHING for CHILDREN... March 7, 2008
8 out of 34 found this review helpful
So many adults have been brainwashed by the media's attempt to transform this man into a political bigwig... Now it's time to also brainwash our children. All kinds of uninteresting little stories are presented to try and trick kids into believing Barack Obama is some kind of supernatural charismatic being. Sadly, kids will likely eat up this bad baloney just like adults. A poorly written book full of information that is misleading and confusing.
A Basic Reader for Kids and Adults Alike March 29, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I originally bought this little book for my granddaughter, a kindergartener who idolizes Barack Obama, and one copy for myself. When the book arrived, I quickly read it because I always do the grandmother-preview of all the books I buy for the grandkids. Lo and behold - I found a primer for adults who may just be getting to know Obama and who want to know the basics about who he is, where he's from, and how those circumstances molded him into the Presidential candidate he is today. This (along with the H. Clinton counterpart) should be required reading for all voting Americans. I shared it with several others (adults) and all of them wanted to purchase copies.
Great read for kids March 31, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is really great biography for school-aged children. I've read it with my 7 year old son a couple of times now, and now when he hears or sees Barack Obama on tv, he feels like he knows a bit about him as a person. It's a short book, but is easy to read, and the pictures and illustrations make it very engaging.
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