Tammy Duckworth

by Stephanie Cham

Overview

How did Tammy Duckworth become a Senator? Readers will learn all about this great Asian American politician and the significant events in her life in this low-leveled biography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515799559
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2018
Series:	Great Asian Americans Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

Table of Contents

Early life — Flying for the Army — Helping veterans — Work in Congress — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Critical thinking questions — Index.

Interviews

Low leveled biography with chunked text for beginning readers Discusses Tammy Duckworth’s Iraq war injury and her rise to politics Full-page photographs Back matter includes discussion questions and glossary Running timeline throughout book

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
K-Gr 2—Emergent readers can learn about the accomplishments of several Asian American leaders from a variety of fields. The full-page photos and the short sentences in large print are perfect for the intended audience. In addition to the biographical content, students will also be introduced to important nonfiction text features, such as chapter headings, time lines, and more. However, throughout the series, the photos are not consistently captioned. Cham discusses difficult topics directly but with little detail. (In Tammy Duckworth: "She lost both her legs. Her right arm was hurt." And in Ellison Onizuka: "He got on the Challenger. It took off. Then it broke apart. Everyone inside died.") One example of discrimination is cited when Patsy Mink went to college and "had to live in separate housing." VERDICT Fans of the Children's Press's "Rookie Readers" series will appreciate this fresh if slight option.

School Library Journal

From the Great Asian Americans series (5 titles) comes this attractive, if brief, biography of Duckworth, currently a U.S. senator from Illinois. . . .The book captures the audience’s attention with full-color photographs that face each page of short text, especially pictures of Duckworth with artificial legs, rehabbing or standing to take the oath of office. . . .A basic introduction to a unique personality.

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