Librarian teacher discusses children's books. Students are encouraged to contribute their own book review or short summary of fiction or nonfiction books. This blog is of interest to 3rd through 6th graders.

Yes We Can

A Biography of President Barack Obama by Garen Thomas. I really enjoyed reading this summary of Obama's life starting with his father coming to the United States and meeting his mother at the University of Hawaii. The book includes many photographs and words of President Obama both verbal and written throughout his career, each is cited for its reference. The book includes a bibliography and web sites for further investigation. I felt after reading this biography that I knew this man better and could understand why people voted for him for president. This was a historical event, electing our first multi-racial man. Someday I hope to see a woman elected to the presidency.

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