Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope |
Publication Information
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Author: Grimes, Nikki |
Illustrator: Bryan Collier |
Title: Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope |
Date: 2008 |
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 978-4169-7144-3 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
nonfiction, biography and autobiography
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading| social studies
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Summary: |
Framed by the story of an African American mother and her son, who keeps interjecting questions and comments, the narrative tells the story of Barack Obama around the theme of hope and the importance of education. Both the words of Nikki Grimes and the art of Bryan Collier make this an innovative account of the President's early years, showing his hardships and strengths. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Students can keep a record of the milestones in Obama's life as told in the text. With the emphasis of the framing story, a discussion of the importance of parents and grandparents in motivating children would be a good discussion. |
Teaching Strategies: |
K-W-L Instruction Strategy
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
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Reader's Theater
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
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Sketch to Stretch
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
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Types of Journals
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
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Unsent Letters
http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
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