Sem dúvida que educação é uma das maiores ferramentas de empowerment, que mais contribuem para o sucesso dos indivíduos e para o avanço das sociedades! Prim and serious, she directed the choir at a local church and was also our community’s resident piano teacher. One thing that annoyed me in the book was the constant way of describing people by their skin colour.

In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do you want to become? Gostei muito das partilhas sobre os primeiros momentos com Barack (adorei ler o capítulo em que se conheceram), da azáfama da candidatura do marido e dos seus momentos enquanto Primeira Dama, permanentemente rodeada por agentes dos serviços secretos. It came in the form of bad music, or at least amateur music, coming up through the floorboards of my bedroom—­the plink plink plink of students sitting downstairs at my great-­aunt Robbie’s piano, slowly and imperfectly learning their scales. As a boy, he’d taken classes at the Art Institute of Chicago, and in high school he’d painted and sculpted.What’s important is our story, our whole story, including those moments when we feel a little vulnerable . Then, through the stages of their political life as a family – told in such a way that it is relatively easy to understand the complex political set-up in the US (something I always find rather confusing! Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service.

My dad went to work every day dressed in the blue uniform of a city laborer, but at night he showed us what it meant to love jazz and art.

To my friend that is a elementary teacher: Michelle discs her second grade teacher, we all have had one, at least, teacher that didn't do us justice. With a new introduction from Mrs Obama herself*What's important is our story, our whole story, including those moments when we feel a little vulnerable .

Me gustó que mientras estaba leyendo al pasar hoja me encontré con fotos e imágenes de los momentos que iba señalando. In her memoir, now available in paperback and as a Young Readers edition, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. That being in the public eye is tough, that you need to be honest, and that people will judge you even if they don't know a thing about you. She later worked in the Chicago mayor's office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. It is narrated by Michelle Obama herself, which I think makes the book have even more of an impact and send an even more powerful message.In this book, the former First Lady takes readers on a journey spanning her life – from childhood memories of when she lived on the South Side of Chicago, to her balance of motherhood and work, to her time in the White House when her husband, Barack Obama, became president.

Our list includes some of the world’s favourite authors, illustrators and licensed brands, such as Eric Carle, Helen Oxenbury, Nadia Shireen, The Snowman, Doctor Who, Roald Dahl, Tom Fletcher, Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan, Robin Stevens, and Jacqueline Wilson to name but a few.

Michelle discussed all things about her family, her love story with Barack, her management being a full time worker, full time mum and with Barack being away a lot, her scepticism towards politics as first, her meeting with the Queen and other important figures as well as anecdotally sharing experiences of resilience, hope, love, happiness and grief. Her story is both inspiring and passionate, readers can easily connect with this remarkable woman as we journey throughout her incredible life to date. From my room, I’d listen to them attempting, note by uncertain note, to win her approval, graduating from “Hot Cross Buns” to “Brahms’s Lullaby,” but only after many tries.