Barack Obama
Son of Promise, Child of Hope
By Nikki Grimes; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
(Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, Hardcover, 9781416971443, 48pp.)
Publication Date: August 26, 2008
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Paperback
Categories: Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage, Biography & Autobiography - Political, Social Science - Politics & Government
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Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he wasn't quite like anybody else, but through his journeys he found the ability to listen to Hope and become what he was meant to be: a bridge to bring people together.
This is the moving story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta Scott King Award. Barack Obama has motivated Americans to believe with him, to believe that every one of us has the power to change ourselves and change our world.
BRYAN COLLIER is the author and illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning book Uptown. He received Caldecott Honors for the books Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, which was also a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book; Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, which received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award; and, most recently, and Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill. Mr. Collier lives in New York. Visit him at www.bryancollier.com.
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