Barack Obama: Groundbreaking President (Rookie Biographies)

Meet Barack Obama!

Fact-filled Rookie Read-About Biographies introduce the youngest readers to influential women and men, both past and present. Colorful photos and age appropriate text encourage children to read on their own-as they learn about people like Serena Williams, Neil Armstrong, Rosa Parks, Anne Frank and many more. Our country's first African-American President is getting ready to leave office after two terms. This book offers a look back at Obama's road to the highest office in the land-and provides an overview of some of his greatest accomplishments as chief executive. | Jodie Shepherd, who also writes under the name Leslie Kimmelman, is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction children’s books. She is also a former children’s book editor.