Kamala Harris

Madam Vice President

From the Series Gateway Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

A Timely Biography of the First Female Vice President of the United States

Kamala Harris is known as a tough prosecutor. She rose to fame as California’s attorney general who took on the big banks. As a United States senator, she stood up to President Trump and held his administration accountable by demanding answers.

In 2019 she launched a campaign for the presidency and dedicated it to all Americans with the slogan “Kamala for the People.” Though she didn’t win the nomination, she earned her place on the ticket as Joe Biden’s vice-presidential pick. She made history as the first Black and South Asian woman to be elected vice president. Follow her fight to the White House!

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Diverse Books: Feminism, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity
Copyright 2021
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2021-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007070, JNF007120, JNF018010
Dewey 328.73092 [B]
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 1020
ATOS Reading Level 6.8
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 511343
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Source notes, Teaching Guides, and Timeline

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Gateway Biographies

Discover the human side of newsworthy, historical, and pop culture figures, and learn about people leading key social movements or handling crises. Each biography in this easy-reading series is peppered with quotations and stories, accounts of successes and failures, and descriptions of… View available downloads →