Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama

The great American leader uses his voice to change history, alter politics, and bring hope of a brighter future to generations to come.

Born in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world. In kindergarten, he wrote an essay titled, "I Want to Become President," and now, with his fierce optimism, exuberant sense of purpose and determination, and above all, his belief that change can happen, Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, has made that dream come true.

In Yes We Can, Garen Thomas takes us through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates, and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as an Illinois senator, and the long campaign for president, to his historic victory.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 12/12/2008
ISBN: 9780312586393
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
School Library Journal 08/01/2009 pg. 128

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 123751 / Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama
Reading Level: 8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5