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A President from Hawaii
by Dr. Terry Carolan
Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon
Ages: 6+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 978-0-7636-5230-2
Keywords: Diversity, Poetry, History
Lokahi, kokua, ‘ohana and other Hawaiian values influenced Barack Obama as he grew up in the Aloha state. In rhyming text with direct quotes by the president. Photographs and oil and collage illustrations.