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1、Barack ObamaA Reading AZ Level O Leveled BookWord Count:805Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.www.readinga-LEVELED BOOK OKOSBarack ObamaWritten by R.K.BurriceBarack ObamaLevel O Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by R.K.BurriceEdited by Katherine Burdickand Racheal RiceAll rights

2、reserved.www.readinga-Photo Credits:Front cover,back cover:REUTERS/Jason Reed;title page:Pete Souza/White House/Corbis;page 3:Punahoe Schools,File/AP Images;page 4:REUTERS/Obama For America;pages 5,9:Obama Presidential Campaign/AP Images;pages 6,8,10,11(flag backgrounds):Jupiterimages Corporation;pa

3、ge 7:AP Images;page 8:courtesy of the National Archives;page 11:Sayyid Azim/AP Images;page 12:REUTERS/John Gress;page 13:Nam Y.Huh/AP Images;page 14:REUTERS/Rick Wilking;page 15:REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton CorrelationLEVEL OM2028Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRABarack ObamaWritten by R.K.Burricewww.r

4、eadinga-Barack Obama Level O34Table of ContentsIntroduction.4Growing.Up.5Finding.His.Way.9Getting.into.Politics.13Conclusion.15Glossary.16IntroductionEvery.child.dreams.about.growing.up.Some.children.know.what.they.want.to.be.as.adults.Others.have.no.idea.Some.do.not.find.a.direction.for.their.life.

5、until.they.are.adults.This.is.the.story.of.just.such.a.child.Things.happened.in.his.life.that.made.him.feel.as.though.he.did.not.fit.in.He.was.bothered.by.many.things.around.him.Over.time,.those.things.helped.him.discover.his.path.in.life.He.developed.a.strong.desire.to.improve.the.world.That.desire

6、.led.him.to.become.president.of.the.United.States.of.America.Young Barry with his high school basketball teamBarack Obama,future presidentBarack Obama Level O34Table of ContentsIntroduction.4Growing.Up.5Finding.His.Way.9Getting.into.Politics.13Conclusion.15Glossary.16IntroductionEvery.child.dreams.a

7、bout.growing.up.Some.children.know.what.they.want.to.be.as.adults.Others.have.no.idea.Some.do.not.find.a.direction.for.their.life.until.they.are.adults.This.is.the.story.of.just.such.a.child.Things.happened.in.his.life.that.made.him.feel.as.though.he.did.not.fit.in.He.was.bothered.by.many.things.aro

8、und.him.Over.time,.those.things.helped.him.discover.his.path.in.life.He.developed.a.strong.desire.to.improve.the.world.That.desire.led.him.to.become.president.of.the.United.States.of.America.Young Barry with his high school basketball teamBarack Obama,future presidentBarack Obama Level O56Growing Up

9、Barack.Obama.Jr.called.Barry.during.his.childhoodwas.born.in.1961.in.Hawaii.His.mother.was.from.the.state.of.Kansas.His.father.was.from.the.country.of.Kenya,.in.Africa.His.parents.met.and.married.while.they.were.students.at.the.University.of.Hawaii.The.marriage.did.not.last.By.the.time.Barry.was.fou

10、r,.his.father.had.moved.back.to.Kenya.Barrys.mother.married.a.man.from.Indonesia.when.Barry.was.six.The.family.moved.from.Hawaii.to.Indonesia.Barry.sometimes.felt.strange.being.so.far.from.Hawaii.Hmunity.where.he.now.lived.His.parents.were.of.different.races.and.from.different.continents.Barry.wonde

11、red.who.he.was.and.where.he.belonged.in.the.world.Young Barry with his mother,AnnDo You Know?While Barry lived in Indonesia,he learned what it meant to be very poor.Many Indonesian families struggled each day just to have enough food to eat.KenyaHawaiiPACIFIC OCEANIndonesiaATLANTIC OCEANKansasBarrys

12、 BeginningsKenyaBarack Obama Level O56Growing UpBarack.Obama.Jr.called.Barry.during.his.childhoodwas.born.in.1961.in.Hawaii.His.mother.was.from.the.state.of.Kansas.His.father.was.from.the.country.of.Kenya,.in.Africa.His.parents.met.and.married.while.they.were.students.at.the.University.of.Hawaii.The

13、.marriage.did.not.last.By.the.time.Barry.was.four,.his.father.had.moved.back.to.Kenya.Barrys.mother.married.a.man.from.Indonesia.when.Barry.was.six.The.family.moved.from.Hawaii.to.Indonesia.Barry.sometimes.felt.strange.being.so.far.from.Hawaii.Hmunity.where.he.now.lived.His.parents.were.of.different

14、.races.and.from.different.continents.Barry.wondered.who.he.was.and.where.he.belonged.in.the.world.Young Barry with his mother,AnnDo You Know?While Barry lived in Indonesia,he learned what it meant to be very poor.Many Indonesian families struggled each day just to have enough food to eat.KenyaHawaii

15、PACIFIC OCEANIndonesiaATLANTIC OCEANKansasBarrys BeginningsKenyaBarack Obama Level O78Barrys.mother.taught.him.about.races.and.cultural.groups.She.told.him.about.slavery.and.civil rights.in.the.United.States.Barry.also.learned.about.important.African.Americans.who.helped.to.improve.the.world.Barrys.

16、mother.wanted.him.to.be.proud.of.his.background.But.Barry.also.learned.that.some.people.were.ashamed.of.the.color.of.their.skin.And.he.learned.about.people.who.thought.others.were.bad.just.because.of.their.skin.color.or.religion.Barry.was.confused.It.was.a.lot.for.a.young.boy.to.think.about.Barry.li

17、ved.in.Indonesia.for.four.years.Then,.his.mother.thought.he.could.get.a.better.education.in.the.United.States.So.in.1971,.when.he.was.ten,.she.sent.Barry.back.to.Hawaii.He.lived.with.his.grandparents.while.he.went.to.school.In.Hawaii,.Barry.again.felt.like.an.outsider.He.was.one.of.only.two.African.

18、American.students.in.his.class.Some.of.his.classmates.made.fun.of.his.unusual.name.Barry learned black students were not allowed to go to the library with white students in 1961.Do You Know?In high school,Barry read books to help him work through his difficult feelings.He learned about important Afr

19、ican Americans who felt like outsiders but who had successfully found their way in the world.He was inspired by leaders who believed in peaceful social change.U.S.civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.inspired Barry.Barack Obama Level O78Barrys.mother.taught.him.about.races.and.cultural.groups.S

20、he.told.him.about.slavery.and.civil rights.in.the.United.States.Barry.also.learned.about.important.African.Americans.who.helped.to.improve.the.world.Barrys.mother.wanted.him.to.be.proud.of.his.background.But.Barry.also.learned.that.some.people.were.ashamed.of.the.color.of.their.skin.And.he.learned.a

21、bout.people.who.thought.others.were.bad.just.because.of.their.skin.color.or.religion.Barry.was.confused.It.was.a.lot.for.a.young.boy.to.think.about.Barry.lived.in.Indonesia.for.four.years.Then,.his.mother.thought.he.could.get.a.better.education.in.the.United.States.So.in.1971,.when.he.was.ten,.she.s

22、ent.Barry.back.to.Hawaii.He.lived.with.his.grandparents.while.he.went.to.school.In.Hawaii,.Barry.again.felt.like.an.outsider.He.was.one.of.only.two.African.American.students.in.his.class.Some.of.his.classmates.made.fun.of.his.unusual.name.Barry learned black students were not allowed to go to the li

23、brary with white students in 1961.Do You Know?In high school,Barry read books to help him work through his difficult feelings.He learned about important African Americans who felt like outsiders but who had successfully found their way in the world.He was inspired by leaders who believed in peaceful

24、 social change.U.S.civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.inspired Barry.Barack Obama Level O910Finding His WayBarry.graduated.from.high.school.in.Hawaii.Then.he.went.to.college.in.Los.Angeles.Barry.started.using.his.Kenyan.name,.Barack,.which.means.“blessed.”.He.learned.that.he.didnt.have.to.cho

25、ose.between.his.white.and.black.backgrounds.He.was.both.Barack.wanted.to.learn.how.laws.and.government.worked.He.wanted.to.help.change.some.of.the.unfair.things.he.saw.Starting.in.1981,.he.studied.politics.at.a.university.in.New.York.City.In.1983,.he.graduated.from.the.university.Bmunities.He.wanted

26、.to.involve.people.in.creating.better.lives.for.themselves.He.also.wanted.local.laws.changed.so.people.would.be.treated.fairly.Barack.found.a.job.and.moved.to.Chicago.in.1985.He.led.an.organization.that.helped.people.in.poor.neighborhoods.improve.their.lives.Do You Know?While Barack worked in Chicag

27、o,he helped many people.He set up a job-training program for African Americans who had lost their jobs when factories closed.He helped call attention to asbestos,a dangerous material in the walls of buildings where many poor people lived.His organization started a tutoring program to help young peop

28、le who wanted to go to college.He managed a program to sign up new voters.He encouraged people to get involved in politics and work for fairer laws.Barrys grandparents were proud when he graduated from high school.Barack Obama Level O910Finding His WayBarry.graduated.from.high.school.in.Hawaii.Then.

29、he.went.to.college.in.Los.Angeles.Barry.started.using.his.Kenyan.name,.Barack,.which.means.“blessed.”.He.learned.that.he.didnt.have.to.choose.between.his.white.and.black.backgrounds.He.was.both.Barack.wanted.to.learn.how.laws.and.government.worked.He.wanted.to.help.change.some.of.the.unfair.things.h

30、e.saw.Starting.in.1981,.he.studied.politics.at.a.university.in.New.York.City.In.1983,.he.graduated.from.the.university.Bmunities.He.wanted.to.involve.people.in.creating.better.lives.for.themselves.He.also.wanted.local.laws.changed.so.people.would.be.treated.fairly.Barack.found.a.job.and.moved.to.Chi

31、cago.in.1985.He.led.an.organization.that.helped.people.in.poor.neighborhoods.improve.their.lives.Do You Know?While Barack worked in Chicago,he helped many people.He set up a job-training program for African Americans who had lost their jobs when factories closed.He helped call attention to asbestos,

32、a dangerous material in the walls of buildings where many poor people lived.His organization started a tutoring program to help young people who wanted to go to college.He managed a program to sign up new voters.He encouraged people to get involved in politics and work for fairer laws.Barrys grandpa

33、rents were proud when he graduated from high school.Barack Obama Level O1112After.finishing.law.school,.Barack.moved.back.to.Chicago.Hpany.He.met.a.lawyer.named.Michelle,.and.they.became.friends.Barack.invited.her.along.when.he.visited.some.of.the.people.he.had.helped.in.the.1980s.Michelle.was.moved

34、.by.Baracks.desire.to.help.people.and.improve.the.world.Barack.and.Michelle.married.in.1992.Barack with Mama Sara Obama,his Kenyan grandmotherBarack and Michelle Obama with their daughters,Malia (mah-LEE-uh),6,right,and Sasha,3,in 2004Barack.entered.a.very.good.law.school.near.Boston.in.1988.He.earn

35、ed.a.law.degree.in.1991.Baracks.work.in.Chicago.made.him.happy.because.he.was.helping.poor.people.But.he.saw.that.to.make.lasting.changes,.he.would.need.to.learn.how.to.change.laws.By.changing.unfair.laws,.communities.could.improve.the.lives.of.their.people.Do You Know?Before entering law school in

36、1988,Barack traveled to Kenya for the first time.His father had died six years earlier.But Barack met many relatives,including his grandmother.Barack Obama Level O1112After.finishing.law.school,.Barack.moved.back.to.Chicago.Hpany.He.met.a.lawyer.named.Michelle,.and.they.became.friends.Barack.invited

37、.her.along.when.he.visited.some.of.the.people.he.had.helped.in.the.1980s.Michelle.was.moved.by.Baracks.desire.to.help.people.and.improve.the.world.Barack.and.Michelle.married.in.1992.Barack with Mama Sara Obama,his Kenyan grandmotherBarack and Michelle Obama with their daughters,Malia (mah-LEE-uh),6

38、,right,and Sasha,3,in 2004Barack.entered.a.very.good.law.school.near.Boston.in.1988.He.earned.a.law.degree.in.1991.Baracks.work.in.Chicago.made.him.happy.because.he.was.helping.poor.people.But.he.saw.that.to.make.lasting.changes,.he.would.need.to.learn.how.to.change.laws.By.changing.unfair.laws,.com

39、munities.could.improve.the.lives.of.their.people.Do You Know?Before entering law school in 1988,Barack traveled to Kenya for the first time.His father had died six years earlier.But Barack met many relatives,including his grandmother.Barack Obama Level O1314Getting into PoliticsBarack.had.become.a.l

40、awyer.to.help.people.But.he.soon.saw.that.helping.people.as.a.lawyer.was.slow.He.decided.that.entering.politics.and.changing.laws.would.be.a.faster.way.to.help.In.1996,.he.won.a.seat.in.his.states.senate.In.2004,.he.won.a.seat.in.the.U.S.Senate.Barack.gave.a.hopeful.speech.at.a.meeting.of.the.Democr

41、atic.Party.in.2004.He.asked.all.Americans.to.work.together.to.help.the.United.States.become.an.even.greater.country.Baracks.words.inspired.many.people.Some.of.them.wanted.Barack.to.run.for.president.in.2008.They.were.inspired.by.Baracks.clear.thinking.and.his.respect.for.all.people.They.wanted.a.pre

42、sident.who.believed.in.peaceful.ways.to.solve.problems.Barack and Michelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia campaigned for Barack to be U.S.senator in 2004.Barack spoke during the 2004 Democratic National Convention.Barack Obama Level O1314Getting into PoliticsBarack.had.become.a.lawyer.to.help.

43、people.But.he.soon.saw.that.helping.people.as.a.lawyer.was.slow.He.decided.that.entering.politics.and.changing.laws.would.be.a.faster.way.to.help.In.1996,.he.won.a.seat.in.his.states.senate.In.2004,.he.won.a.seat.in.the.U.S.Senate.Barack.gave.a.hopeful.speech.at.a.meeting.of.the.Democratic.Party.in.

44、2004.He.asked.all.Americans.to.work.together.to.help.the.United.States.become.an.even.greater.country.Baracks.words.inspired.many.people.Some.of.them.wanted.Barack.to.run.for.president.in.2008.They.were.inspired.by.Baracks.clear.thinking.and.his.respect.for.all.people.They.wanted.a.president.who.bel

45、ieved.in.peaceful.ways.to.solve.problems.Barack and Michelle Obama with daughters Sasha and Malia campaigned for Barack to be U.S.senator in 2004.Barack spoke during the 2004 Democratic National Convention.Barack Obama Level O1516ConclusionBarack.began.his.job.as.president.on.January.20,.2009.He,.hi

46、s.wife,.and.their.two.daughters.moved.into.the.White.House.In.October.2009,.President.Obama.won.the.Nobel.Peace.Prize.for.helping.to.make.the.world.a.better.place.Glossaryashamed(adj.).embarrassed.(p.7)civil rights(n.).legal,.social,.and.economic.rights.that.guarantee.freedom.and.equality.for.all.ci

47、tizens.(p.7)continents(n.).the.main.landmasses.on.Earth,.including.Africa,.South.America,.Asia,.Europe,.North.America,.Australia,.and.Antarctica.(p.6)inspired(v.).prompted.to.be.brave.or.creative.(p.14)local(adj.).limited.to.a.city,.or.other.specific.place.(p.10)moved(v.).caused.to.have.strong.feeli

48、ngs.(p.12)outsider.(n.).a.person.who.does.not.belong.to.a.group.or.who.feels.as.though.he.or.she.does.not.belong.(p.8)races.(n.).populations.of.humans.as.defined.by.skin.color.and.features.or.by.genetics.(p.6)slavery.(n.).the.state.or.condition.of.being.a.slave,.or.the.property.of.another.person.(p.

49、7)“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.We are the ones weve been waiting for.We are the change that we seek.”Barack ObamaBarack Obama spoke to a huge crowd after being elected president on November 4,2008.Barack Obama Level O1516ConclusionBarack.began.his.job.as.

50、president.on.January.20,.2009.He,.his.wife,.and.their.two.daughters.moved.into.the.White.House.In.October.2009,.President.Obama.won.the.Nobel.Peace.Prize.for.helping.to.make.the.world.a.better.place.Glossaryashamed(adj.).embarrassed.(p.7)civil rights(n.).legal,.social,.and.economic.rights.that.guara