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Michelle Obama

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This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazingly inspirational global icon!

Meet the marvellous Michelle Obama: A+ student, passionate piano player, and a girl who’s not afraid to dream big. Determined to make the world a better place, the grown up Michelle gets to work in helping the community in whatever way she can. But then she meets and falls in love with Barack Obama, who is equally passionate about changing the world and he tells her he wants to become the first African American President of the United States, Michelle knows it’s time to really find her voice…

An inspiring, empowering, fantastically feminist and totally true story, perfect for fans of Little People, Big Dreams and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls!

Our Review Panel says...

Ideal for fans of Little People, Big Dreams and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, author-illustrator Anna Doherty offers the latest in the ‘Fantastically Feminist and Totally True’ series that has previously featured the Brontës, Ada Lovelace and Emma Watson. This latest title explores the life and achievements of Michelle Obama through a short, accessible biography with a celebratory vibe and high visual appeal. The book begins with a family tree double-spread that highlights the hard work ethic and strong family values that Michelle inherits from her parents. Her husband Barack Obama is, of course, featured in the family tree and is an important part of Michelle’s story, but the focus of this book is on her own achievements as an inspirational activist and in particular her legacy campaigning for girls’ education…

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