This title examines the life and career of the businessman and political outsider who became president of the United States. Elected in 2016 Trump inspired both passionate support and heated opposition during his time in office. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
I was severely disappointed in this middle school reading level biography because I feel it is biased by omission. Two-thirds of the book, or about 60 pages, detail Trumps' risky business dealings and examples of his seemingly arrogant manner. Then it glossed over the many beneficial things he did for the American people while president for 4 years. The author lies in the opening paragraph that he was impeached, which is a complete falsehood. The tone sounded to me like, yeah...some people liked such and such about Trump, but actually he was horrible. So on the surface it is balanced, but it is biased by omitting how his administration benefitted the American people. The book looks impressive because of all the citations and notes. But it gets 1-star because it didn't cover his presidency enough.