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Abe’s Honest Words

The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Doreen Rappaport, Kadir Nelson
$16.99
ISBN: 1423104080
Format: Hardcover
 
Pub Date: 11/01/2008
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Shipping Weight: 1.04lbs
   
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Rappaport retells the story of Lincoln’s life from boyhood to presidency in short, evocative sentences – readable by early to mid-elementary school students, but carrying a great deal of depth. An example:
He learned sorrow at age nine
when his mama died.
But he found great joy
with a loving stepmother,
who encouraged him to read and learn.
Each 2-page spread has a beautiful illustration, some short, poetic text by Rappaport, and a quote by Lincoln himself. After 10 pages devoted to the young Lincoln, the text and pictures show his early political career in Illinois, and then in 18 pages cover his presidency. There is a striking painting of the front steps on the capitol on inauguration day in March of 1865, with a ray of sunlight breaking through winter clouds Text is 2nd-5th grade in reading level.
 
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