Barack Obama (History Maker Bios)

by Jane Sutcliffe

Overview

True or False?
Barack Obama's family lived in three different countries.

True!
His mother was born and raised in the United States. His father came from Kenya. His stepfather came from Indonesia. Family members still live in all three places.

- His mother woke him at four in the morning to practice his school lessons.
- After college, he worked as a community organizer helping poor people in Chicago, Illinois.
- A record-breaking two million people attended his presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
- He is the first African-American president of the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435118973
Publisher:	Sterling
Publication date:	12/25/2009
Series:	History Maker Bios Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years