Of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters By President , illustrated by Loren Long Name ______Date ______Why are each of the following people famous? Georgia O'Keeffe Albert Einstein Jackie Robinson Sitting Bull Billie Holiday Maya Lin Jane Adams Martin Luther King, Jr. Neil Armstrong Cesar Chavez People of America Did you notice how the illustrator drew each famous person as a child as the story went along? __Yes __No What is special about you? ______Write the name of a family member or friend who demonstrates one of the abilities below: good citizen, honest just ______

good learner good singer

______good at sports good scientist

______photographer nice

______host or hostess friendly to all

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What are some other talents, gifts, or abilities other people you know have? ______KEY Of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters By President Barack Obama Name ______Date ______Why are each of the following people famous? Georgia O'Keeffe painted big pictures of small things in the desert to get us to notice Albert Einstein he turned his ideas into great advances in science Jackie Robinson turned fear to respect by playing baseball, helps other have dreams Sitting Bull healed people, said it is OK to be different Billie Holiday great singer who helped people feel emotions Helen Keller could not see or hear but helped others to accept their challenges and try in life Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Civil Rights Memorial to remember and thank people for their lives and work for equality Jane Adams fed the poor, helped them find jobs, gave poor people hope Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us compassion and gave us a dream Neil Armstrong his walk on the moon helps us be brave Cesar Chavez led people to march for their rights Abraham Lincoln helped us work together as kin, ended slavery George Washington helped us have liberty and justice for all People of America all people can share and work to build upon all that is good in our nation Work pages by Carolyn Wilhelm, Licensed Graphics, do not share electronically. This page is intended for family, classroom, or home school use only.