Of Thee I Sing

Themes: Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Factual text

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This factual text about the USA helps students to gain insight into a society in the English-speaking world.  

Book cover

Author and publisher: Barack Obama, Alfred A. Knoph 

Summary: This book is a letter from former President Barack Obama to his daughters. He writes about thirteen groundbreaking Americans and how their lives and ideals have shaped the American nation. Among others, we are introduced to people like Albert Einstein, Sitting Bull, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King. The message is that America is made up of people of every kind: people of all races, religions and beliefs.  

Suitable for students in years: 5-7

Tags: Democracy and citizenship, Diversity, Factual text
Published Nov. 21, 2021 1:18 PM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:33 PM