Book Detail

Barack Obama, Son of Promise, Child of Hope

Publication Information
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:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies

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:
bullet K-W-L Instruction Strategy
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Sketch to Stretch
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
bullet Types of Journals
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
bullet Unsent Letters
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American > well-known people
bullet Education
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > hopes/dreams
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > leadership
bullet Family > family history
bullet Family > grandparents
bullet Family > mothers
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations
bullet History > region > U.S. history > presidents


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