Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to my Daughters

Obama, B., & Long, L. (2010). Of thee I sing: a letter to my daughters. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 

Interest Level: K-3

Reading Level: 2.9

This is a book written by Barack Obama to his two daughters. He uses famous people from the past to tell them about how great they are. He reminds us that children are inspiring and can make a difference.

I would read this with my students. All of the people mentioned in the book like MLK, Albert Einstein, and Georgie O'Keefe are people that children should learn about. This is also a book that inspires children to live to their potential. 

The illustrations are really great and add to the text. They accurately portray all of the cultures and races that are represented in the text.

Mini-Lesson

I would use this book to introduce research. I would group students and have them pick a person from the book to research, then provide them with sources to learn about this person.