Barack Obama's Family Tree
This book takes a look at the fascinating and diverse family history of Barack Obama. Readers will learn about his Kansas-born mother and his father who was from Kenya. They'll learn about the influence that his parents had on his life, as well as the influence of his paternal and maternal grandparents. Students will come away with the understanding that challenges, separation, and loss can be translated into success and achievement, all depending upon how an individual chooses to approach adversity.
* Reviews *
Series Review: Making History: The Obamas"In creating this unbiased, lively portrait of Barack Obama and his family, von Zumbusch divides content that normally would comprise a single book into four mini-biographies...this series about an American whose achievements are compelling and unprecedented is colorful, well designed, and accessible."
--School Library Journal
Book Review: Barack Obama's Family Tree
"This small, square book in the Making History: The Obamas series introduces kids to Barack Obama's complicated family tree. Introducing Obama as a child born in Hawaii, the book moves on to his maternal grandparents and then his mother, an anthropology student, whose interest in other cultures was a factor in her relationship with Kenyan-born Barack Obama Sr. A page devoted to Obama senior's marriages and children is bolstered by a family tree. It is the color photographs throughout that will lure kids in, and they'll be encouraged by the large typeface. Perhaps the most striking layout is the simple photo of Obama with his Kenyan relatives, which has the feel of any good family photo: friendly, open, and inviting. A glossary is appended."
--Booklist
