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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73092
EAN: 9780061703928
ISBN: 0061703923
Label: Collins
Manufacturer: Collins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: October 01, 2008
Publisher: Collins
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Studio: Collins

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:


This is a journey that began in many places.



It began in Kansas, home of Barack's mother. It began in Africa, home of Barack's father. It began in Hawaii one moonlit night, the night that Barack was born.



Sometimes it was a lonely journey. Sometimes it was an enchanted journey. But throughout this most unusual ride, this boy often wondered: Who am I? Where do I belong?



Jonah Winter and AG Ford re-create the extraordinary story behind the rise of the inspirational icon Barack Obama in this stunning picture book.






Rating: - Not recommended
This is full of omissions and propaganda. It reads more like a book that would be reviewed in Pravda. Even hard core liberal Obama fans must realize the blatant bias, outright falsehoods, and idol worship at play in this book. Definitely not for gullible, impressionable children.

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Rating: - MISLEADING
ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN RECEIVED THIS BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS. AS WE WERE READING IT, I NOTICED NUMEROUS OMISSIONS AND HAZY SUPPOSED FACTS. "WHEN BARACK WAS JUST A TODDLER, HIS FATHER MOVED FAR AWAY". THE QUESTIONS WERE SWIFT AND MANY: "WHERE DID HE MOVE? WHY DID HE MOVE? WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?" KIDS ARE NOT STUPID. BARACK MOVED TO INDONESIA WHEN HE WAS SIX WITH HER NEW HUSBAND. "WHAT HAPPENED TO HER OLD HUSBAND? DID THEY GET DIVORCED?" HOW WOULD A SIX YEAR OLD KNOW ABOUT EXTREME POVERTY??? "WHY DID ... Read More

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Rating: - Amazingly Illustrated, Charming Children's Book
This book is really a treasure and I'm a little surprised I haven't heard more about it (although I just checked and I guess it's actually a best-seller so maybe I just wasn't paying attention!) I bought it for my 7 year old nephew who adores Barack Obama and wants to learn all about him. My nephew LOVES this book, really enjoys reading it and having it read to him. I would say this book is really ideal for a 7 year old, for someone younger and up to maybe a 10 year old. If your child is older than ... Read More

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Rating: - Messiah Worship
I saw this book at a store today and it literally made me ill. If you worship Obama and want your kids to worship him to, then this book is for you. If you haven't yet reached the point where you pray to him 3 times a day and burn incense around his portrait, steer clear.

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Rating: - A cult-like status not unlike Hitler's
This book is well written and beautifully illustrated, atleast, for propaganda it is. Seriously, I understand partisanship bias, but even the most staunch liberal will find this book eerily similar to the cult-like propaganda that surrounded Hitler during the Third Reich. I mean, just take a look at the cover! The writing isn't much better. It relates the story of how this great man has and will continue to "save" America and deliver us from the pitfalls of our evil, racist past. This book reads like ... Read More

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