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1) Becoming
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
"This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this imaginatively illustrated book from the Work It, Girl series, discover how Michelle became an inspirational leader, FLOTUS, lawyer, author, and role model in this true story of her life. Then, learn 10 key lessons from her work you can apply to your own life. Michelle Obama grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a little bungalow with a close-knit family. She loved going to school, and she knew that, one day, she would use her voice to empower...
Publisher
Legacy Distribution
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Former First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA'S story has just begun. The Obamas have remained quite busy with their new life of activism which includes their issue-oriented production company, Higher Ground, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2020. Mrs. Obama's autobiography, Becoming, has become the best-selling memoir of all time and even won a Grammy following the publication of her book. Get lost in the incredible journey of this modern-day First...
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sheralds transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she didnt just see the First Lady of the United States. She saw a queenone with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty, and truth who captured this young girls imagination. When a nearby museum-goer snapped a photo of a mesmerized Parker, it became an internet sensation. Inspired...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew that it was the first step on a path that would end in the White House. Jarrett soon became Michelle and Barack Obama's trusted personal adviser and family confidante; in the White House, she was known as the one who "got" him and helped him engage his public life. Jarrett joined the White House team on...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women--also a New York Times bestseller--comes a poignant, news-making look at the lives of the five former presidents in the wake of their White House years, including the surprising friendships they have formed through shared perspective and empathy.After serving the highest office of American government, five men--Jimmy Carter, the late George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George...
Publisher
Sesame Workshop
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A real estate agent tries to convince Big Bird to migrate to a new, warmer habitat: the rainforest. Will Big Bird really move away from Sesame Street? Also: Cameron Diaz explains the word "habitat" and Elmo's World is all about frogs. Don't miss a special visit from First Lady Michelle Obama, who stops by to talk about healthy eating. The fun continues with Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures and Abby's Flying Fairy School, while Murray introduces the...
10) Cafeteria Man
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The USDA estimates 32 million school kids consume up to 50% of their calories at school, contributing to the obesity epidemic among young people. What does it take to reform school lunch programs and provide healthful, tasty meals to our nation's kids? Cafeteria Man takes a behind the scenes look at Tony Geraci's sweeping, tenacious efforts to kick start school lunch reform in Baltimore's schools, a large urban district that serves 83,000 students,...
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