{"product_id":"who-is-michelle-obama-isbn-9780448478630","title":"Who Is Michelle Obama?","description":"Born into a close knit family in Chicago, Michelle Robinson was a star student who graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law. Then in 1992, she married another promising young lawyer and the rest, as they say, is history. It is undeniable that President Barack Obama has changed the United States but so has Michelle Obama, the self proclaimed \"Mom in Chief.\" This compelling, easy-to-read biography is illustrated by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eartist John O'Brien.Megan Stine has written several young biographies, including \u003ci\u003eWho Was Sally Ride?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Obama?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Megan Stine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by John O’Brien\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho Is\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Obama?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tall and beautiful African American woman stood on the lawn behind the White House. She smiled at a group of children and teenagers who had come from nearby schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a warm sunny day in October. The kids were dressed in T-shirts and jeans. The woman wore a bright blue sweater and black slacks. Grinning, she picked up a hula hoop and began to swivel it around her waist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crowd watched, and someone started counting. “Ninety-eight…ninety-nine…one hundred…one hundred one…”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe kept going. She reached 142 times before she stopped. She could have kept going longer!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I can hula-hoop forever,” the woman said. She even knew how to swirl two hoops at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kids tried to keep up with her. Everybody was having fun. But there was also an important purpose to the fun. Hula-hooping was a way to help kids get more exercise and stay healthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was that gorgeous woman performing at the White House? It was Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHILLARY CLINTON\u003cbr\u003eOCTOBER 26, 1947—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHEN BILL CLINTON RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1992, HE TOLD VOTERS THAT THEY WOULD GET “TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.” HE MEANT THAT HE AND HILLARY WOULD WORK TOGETHER ONCE THEY WERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOME PEOPLE DIDN’T LIKE THAT IDEA. HILLARY, HOWEVER, WAS SMART AND EAGER TO DO GOOD WORK. SHE WOULDN’T LET ANYTHING STAND IN HER WAY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHE WAS THE FIRST FIRST LADY TO HAVE HER OWN OFFICE IN THE WEST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE, NEAR THE PRESIDENT’S. OTHER FIRST LADIES HAD THEIR OFFICES IN THE EAST WING—OUT OF THE WAY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHE WAS THE FIRST FIRST LADY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH CONGRESS TO TRY TO GET A NEW HEALTH CARE LAW PASSED. CONGRESS REJECTED HER IDEAS, THOUGH.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAFTER BILL CLINTON WAS NO LONGER PRESIDENT, SHE DECIDED TO RUN FOR OFFICE HERSELF. SHE WAS THE FIRST FIRST LADY TO DO THAT! IN 2000, SHE WAS ELECTED AS US SENATOR—THE FIRST \u003ci\u003eWOMAN\u003c\/i\u003e TO SERVE AS A SENATOR FROM NEW YORK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN 2008, SHE RAN FOR PRESIDENT AGAINST BARACK OBAMA. SHE DIDN’T GET THE NOMINATION. BUT AFTER BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED, HE APPOINTED HILLARY CLINTON AS SECRETARY OF STATE. THAT MADE HER THE FIRST FORMER FIRST LADY TO SERVE IN A CABINET POST.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003eA Close Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300634054885,"sku":"NP9780448478630","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780448478630.jpg?v=1767744164","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/who-is-michelle-obama-isbn-9780448478630","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}