barack obama 1000 reader
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This popular reader includes easy-to-read information, fun facts and trivia, humor, and a whole lot more. It is great for ages 7-12 (grades 2-6), because although simple, this reader has substance and really engage kids with their stories. They are great for social studies, meeting state and national curriculum standards, individual and group reading programs, centers, library programs, and have many other terrific educational uses. Obama is young, vibrant, sincere, talented and in the game for the long haul. He is a black man for today's kids of all flavors. DID YOU KNOW?: Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii!…Barack graduated with honors from Harvard Law School!…Barack was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School!…Barack is only the fifth black U.S. senator in the history of the United States!TRANSCRIPT
First African American President ofthe United States • 44th President
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Barack Obama
By Carole Marsh
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Barack HusseinObama was born onAugust 4, 1961. He was born inHonolulu, Hawaii. His father was ablack man fromKenya. His mother
was a white woman from Kansas. His parents met while attending theUniversity of Hawaii. Barack was twoyears old when his parents separated.His father moved back to Kenya. His mother married a man fromIndonesia. They had one daughter.Barack moved to Indonesia with hismom, stepfather, and half-sister. He was six years old.
Barack missed Hawaii very much.His mom let him move back to Honolulu.He was very happy. He moved in withhis mother’s parents. He attended thePanahou School from the fifth to the
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twelfth grade. As he got older, herealized he was a different color thanthe people in his family. Many of hisfriends were a different color, too.This sometimes confused him. It alsohelped him make friends of many races.
Barack graduated from ColumbiaUniversity in 1983. He studied politics.He also studied how the United Statesworks with other countries. Barackbegan working for an Americancompany that did business with othercountries. He decided to move toChicago in 1985. He helped localchurches begin programs for the poor.These programs helped poor peopleget better jobs.
In 1988Barack enteredHarvardUniversity
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Law School. Hewanted to becomea lawyer. Manygood things
happened to him while at Harvard. Hemet a lawyer named Michelle Robinson.They fell in love. They were married in1992. They have two daughters, Maliaand Natasha. He became the firstAfrican American president of theHarvard Law Review. It is an importantjournal written by students.
Barack graduated from Harvard in1991. He graduated with honors. This was a great accomplishment! He moved back to Chicago. He becamevery busy. He encouraged people tovote. He worked for a law firm thathelped protect people’s rights. He alsobegan teaching law at a college.
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In 1996 Barack became even busier. He was electedan Illinois statesenator! Whilesenator, heraised funds tohelp families whodid not makemuch money. He also worked
to help poor families afford to go tothe doctor.
In 2000 Barack ran for the U.S. House of Representatives. He didnot win the election. He ran for statesenate again in 2002 and won. In 2004Illinois voters elected him to the U.S. Senate. He was the only AfricanAmerican person serving in the U.S. Senate. He was only the fifth black U.S. senator ever! He has proposedmany new laws. He proposed
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legislation that would help end the Iraq War. He also wanted to pass lawsthat would help poor Americans gethelp when they are sick.
In 2004 Barack gave a speech ontelevision. It was at a meeting calledthe Democratic National Convention.He told Americans that it wasimportant to get along with oneanother. Many politicians and otherpeople liked what he said. He decidedto run for president of the UnitedStates. In 2008, Americans electedBarack as the first African Americanpresident! And in 2009, PresidentObama won the Nobel Peace Prize!
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