North American Animals

Children's Books

Allette, Dawne

Animals

Transworld Publishers

"I was not born into money or status. I was born to a teenage mom in Hawaii, and my dad left us when I was two. But my family gave me love, they gave me education, and most of all they gave me hope . . ." Punctuated with his own words, this biography traces the people, places, and experiences that made Barack Obama the powerful man he is today. His story takes us from Kenya to Hawaii and Indonesia to Chicago, embracing many cultures. It also reaches from the past to present, with photographs of Obama growing up and a timeline of significant political and civil rights events in black history. Barack Obama's story of hope and determination culminates with an account of his historic Inauguration Day and his first 100 days in office.

Barack Obama: The Making of a President

Biographies

A child of working class parents in Chicago, Michelle Obama is an Ivy League graduate, a lawyer, and became an international icon as wife to President Barack Obama. Her life is a tale of extraordinary achievement against a changing society.

Michelle Obama: The Making of a First Lady

Tamarind

Henrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine introduces young readers to the remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cancer cells revolutionised medical science. This book charts Henrietta's life, from her upbringing in Virginia through to the births of her five children, before she passed away aged 31 from cervical cancer. Henrietta's cells lived on, taken from her tumour while she was undergoing surgery without her knowledge, leading to the discovery of the first 'immortal cell line', and giving Henrietta the name 'the mother of modern medicine'. It tracks the ongoing impact of the HeLa cells, as well as exploring the intersection between race and medicine. Through its melding of science and history, Henrietta Lacks introduces the world of STEM to a new audience, and will delight and fascinate young readers.

Henrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine

Cassava Republic Press

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