Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference (Gateway Biography) (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference (Gateway Biography) Tuesday, August 11 2009.

• Grade 3-6–With a well-designed format and clear, concise prose, these biographies provide glimpses into the lives of their subjects. Brill's description of Obama's childhood is poignant, and the passages dealing with his relationship with his father are especially well written. The author also does a great job of presenting the senator's successes and failures impartially. On the other hand, McElroy's recounting of Gonzales's childhood occasionally becomes sentimental. Sidebars in both titles offer either brief summaries of important sections or interesting insights not mentioned in the texts. Color and black-and-white photographs of the men, beginning in childhood, include private and public-relations shots. Easy to read, factually correct, and serviceable for research. –Melissa Christy Buron, Epps Island Elementary, Houston, TX Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference (Gateway Biography) Friday, July 24 2009.

• Added a contributor: Marlene Targ Brill: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference (Gateway Biography) Friday, July 17 2009.

• A tall, thin man stood before thirty-five thousand cheering fans.