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Meet President Barack Obama (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers) (Librar...
    By Laine Falk
Ages 4-8 2/18/2009
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karen.detw said: NO picture or mention of Obamas father. Students who read this book are confused: "Oh, hes adopted." "Why is Obama the only black person in that picture [Indonesian family picture]?" There should be at least one picture of Obama and his father. I have seen a good one when Obama was 1-2 and another when Obama was 9 or 10 when his father came for a brief visit not long before his father was killed in an auto accident in Kenya. There should also be a picture of his fathers village in Kenya. It is very historic and Obama has talked about his father quite freely and even written a book. This is a strange omission from this book. The pictures and easy-reader level are great. Thank you. Karen Detweiler
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