Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
by Nikki Grimes and Bryan Collier
Barack Obama is the story of an exceptional man, as told by Nikki Grimes and illustrated... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Area
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 1,707
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 630L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 124951
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racially mixed people
- Obama, Barack
- Presidential candidates
- Legislators--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Political
- African American legislators--Biography--Juvenile literature
- African American legislators
- United States. Congress. Senate--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Obama, Barack--Juvenile literature
- United States
- Racially mixed people--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Politics & Government
- Presidential candidates--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Legislators
Our Original Resources 8

Meet-the-Author Movie with Bryan Collier
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Nikki Grimes
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Bryan Collier
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In-depth Written Interview with Nikki Grimes
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In-depth Written Interview with Bryan Collier
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Teacher's Guide from Simon & Schuster
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Lesson Plan from Nikki Grimes
Created by Nikki Grimes
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Nikki Grimes
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