Michelle Obama
1) Becoming
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
In her memoir Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her-from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. She describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it-in her own words and on her own terms.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
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 do...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The former First Lady, author of Becoming, and producer and star of Waffles + Mochi tells the inspirational story of the White House Kitchen Garden and how gardens can transform our lives and the health of our communities.
Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. To her...
Early in her tenure as First Lady, despite being a novice gardener, Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. To her...
Author
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
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Waffles and Mochi know that delicious food brings people together. So, when they start new jobs at a supermarket, they want to make a special treat for their coworkers. But what should it be? Their search for an answer will take them around the world as they investigate ingredients, find flavors, and make new friends."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"As part of former First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Campaign, the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge invited kids across the United States to submit their own tasty, healthy, and creative lunch recipes. For five years, winners were chosen from all fifty states, as well as each of the territories and the District of Columbia, to create delicious and distinctive cookbooks full of nutritious, kid-tested and kid-approved lunchtime meals. Now, The Healthy...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Created for design enthusiasts, political aficionados, and students of Americana, Designing History documents Michael Smith's extraordinary collaboration with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Not since Jacqueline Kennedy's iconic work on the White House has a designer of Michael Smith's stature been commissioned to bring a new design spirit to the mansion. Through extensive photography, behind-the-scenes stories, and rich archival...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books, in association with Blackwell & Ruth
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning photographer Callie Shell presents an intimate and moving portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama and the presidency that made history. This unique look behind the curtains follows the journey from the Obama's home in Chicago to the White House with a collection of nearly 200 photographs, each combined with inspiring and revealing quotes from Michelle and Barack that reveal their warmth, compassion, and un ending commitment to service....
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
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
The election of Barack Obama has brought worldwide attention not only to what his policies will be, but to what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama will be. Throughout the long campaign season, Michelle Robinson Obama garnered a good amount of attention, kudos and criticism about her words, actions, even her appearance, but few people know what kind of role she will play once she settles into the White House. One clue is to examine her words and statements...
Author
Language
English
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Description
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Author
Language
English
Description
Melania Trump embodies both the symbol of a modern American conservative woman, as well as limitless ambition in pursuit of success. Political journalist Laurence Haïm, who has observed Melania for years, reveals essential characteristics of the First Lady that help clarify the mystery that surrounds a woman few people know.