Books with author A.D. LARGIE

Oprah Winfrey: The incredibly accomplished media mogul did not always have the life of her dreams. Oprah grew up extremely poor on a farm town in the South where her family had to make her dress from old potato sacks. But Oprah had a gift and that was a talent for speaking. Oprah eventually used her gift to change the world and create the life of her dreams. This is the story about the girl who would grow up to be Oprah.

In this beautifully illustrated childrens book we find the boy who grew up to become President Barack Obama. The story finds Barack a young boy with a Kenyan Father Dad and American Mom this made him different than the other kids. Young Barack's biracial identity coupled with his unique sounding name made him a target for teasing. His childhood was filled with diversity from his time living in Hawaii, Washington State where he grew close with his grandparents from Kansas. It wasn't long before he was thrust into a new family unit made up of his Indonesian stepfather and half sister. As Barack grew up he made it to New York City for College and the Chicago which would end up becoming his adult home there he met and married Michelle Obama, Fathered two daughters, became a Senator and then President of the United States. A very unlikely ending to a whirlwind of a life where we can see where his ideas for diversity, hope, change and optimism comes from children will enjoying reading about this great American. Enjoy!

Benny and Jenny are delightful bunny siblings who love to be active, they are all about trying new things and practicing and trying again until they learn how to do new things. In this episode, Benny Bunny is so excited as he awaits the delivery of his new red bike. Benny is faced with frustrations as he realizes that his new bike must be put together before he can ride. No problem Benny reads the instructions and puts his new bike together. Now its time to ride it but his bike won't do what he wants it to do and he keeps falling off. Frustrated and ready to give up Jenny his sister gives him some encouragement that he can do it and try again. Finally, Benny is happy again as he overcomes his challenges and learns to ride his new bike. Benny challenges his sister to race around the park. In this level 1, beginners reading books we use short sentences, repetitive vocabulary, and simple concepts to help young readers.

In this level 1 reader book, early readers will learn about their feelings. We all like to feel happy and we all feel sad when we don't get what we want in life. So how can we get what we want so we can be happy. All humans want the same things. What are the steps to getting what we want so we can feel good about the life we are living. This Level 1 reading book, breaks down the philosophy of feeling good into simple concepts that beginner readers can understand. It's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. This beautifully illustrated, full color, the large print book is perfect for beginner readers.

This Level One I Kids reading book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. While learning all about tools. This beautifully illustrated, full color, the large print book is perfect for beginner readers and little builders and fixers lovers. Improve reading vocabulary and learn about what each tool is used to fix. Wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, scissors, paintbrushes, pumps, saws, measuring tape, rulers, tweezers, drills, and shovels tools are there to help us fix things.

Zion Williamson is an amazing and popular professional NBA basketball player. But before Zion accomplished his dream of being a famous basketball player for an NBA team. He was just a regular kid growing up with his family in North Carolinaa. This is the story of that young boy who showed what it takes to make a dream a reality and accomplish a huge goal. This level 4 reader is perfect for Kids age 9-12 years old to read on their own or the even younger basketball fan to read along with their mom or dad. Beautiful cartoon illustrations, full color written in a rhyhming style.