Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
Illustrator
Bryan Collier
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9781416971443
Pages
48 pages
Genre
biography
Format
picture book
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD630L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity Divorce; Interracial; Biracial divorced parents; mixed race; interracial marriage; biracial child
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and grandparents
Awards
NAACP Image Award, 2009, Winner, Outstanding Literary Work Children
Keywords
read along; hope; President Barack Obama; collage artwork; Hawaii; Kenya
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Grimes, Nikki, "Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope" (2008). Diverse Families. 49.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/49