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Abe Lincoln
by Jim Aylesworth, illus. by Barbara McClintock Beginning with "Babe Abe Lincoln was born in the wilderness" to "Strong Abe Lincoln fell oaks with a mighty ax" to "Great Abe Lincoln died hard for his noble deeds"--here is a perfect book for Lincoln's birthday that tells the story of Lincoln to the very youngest audience. Barbara McClintock's charming 19th century-styled drawings depict children in a school play, acting out Lincoln's life. With art reminiscent of Maurice Sendak, and as a three-time New York Times Best Illustrator, McClintock is sure to garner awards and recognition. And Jim Aylesworth's ear for rhythms and rhymes will have everyone singing OUT LOUD!
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A Savage Thunder: Antietam and the Bloody Road to Freedom by Jim Murphy examines this battle’s role as a turning point in the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln by David Colbert Part of the 10 Days series, this is a biography of Lincoln that focuses on 10 critical days spread throughout his life.
Who Was Abraham Lincoln? by Janet Pascal, illus. by John O’Brien, is a nonfiction biography in the Who Was... series that includes black & white illustrations and maps.
Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War: How the North Used the Telegraph, Railroads, Surveillance Balloons, Ironclads, High-Powered Weapons, and More to Win the Civil War. by Thomas B ALLEN
Lincoln Shot: A President's Life Remembered. by Barry Denenberg, illus. by Christopher Bing.
Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House by Sterling North
Abraham Lincoln: America’s 16th President by Steven Otfinoski
BRENNER,
Martha.
Abe
Lincoln’s
Hat.
illus.
by
Donald
Cook.
Random.
1994.
PLB
$11.99.
ISBN
978-0-679-94977-0;
pap.
$3.99.
ISBN
978-0-679-84977-3.
COHN,
Amy L. &
Suzy
Schmidt.
Abraham
Lincoln.
illus.
by David
A.
Johnson.
Scholastic.
2002. Tr
$16.95.
ISBN
978-0-590-93566-1.
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Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend) by Deborah Hopkinson, illus. by John Hendrix K-Gr 3–Hopkinson has created a lively, participatory tale that will surely stand out among the many titles published to honor the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. With a conspiratorial wink at the audience, an omniscient narrator invites readers to watch seven-year-old Abe and his real-life friend Austin Gollaher succumb to the “dare you” lure of a roaring creek and a perilous crossing on a fallen log (an author’s note details the genesis of the story). |
Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel by C.M. Butzer focuses on the events of the Civil War as well as one of Lincoln’s most famous speeches, The Gettysburg Address, using primary sources for the text. Collins, $16.99, paper $9.99, ages 9-14, ISBN 978-0-06-156176-4; -156175-7; Dec. ’08
Designed as a period newspaper, Lincoln Shot: A President’s Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg, illus. by Christopher Bing, commemorates the 16th President, from his Kentucky upbringing through his assassination. Feiwel and Friends, $24.95, ages 9-up, ISBN 978-0-312-37013-8; Sept. ’ 08
SLAVICEK,
Louise
Chipley.
Abraham
Lincoln.
(Great
American
Presidents
Series).
Chelsea
House.
2004.
PLB $
30.
978-0-7910-7605-7.
STONE,
Tanya
Lee.
Abraham
Lincoln:
A
Photographic
Story of
a Life.
DK.
2005. Tr
$14.99.
ISBN
978-0-7566-0833-0;
pap.
$4.99.
ISBN
978-0-7566-0834-7.
Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life by Martin W. Sandler is a photo-essay featuring more than 100 images of Lincoln and his era. Walker & Co., $19.99, ages 10-14, ISBN 978-0-8027-9666-0; Oct. ’08
FLEMING,
Candace. The
Lincolns: A
Scrapbook Look
at Abraham and
Mary. 196p.
maps. photos.
reprods. further
reading. index.
notes. Web
sites. CIP.
Random/Schwartz
& Wade Bks. Oct.
2008. Tr $24.99.
ISBN
978-0-375-83618-3;
PLB $28.99. ISBN
978-0-375-93618-0.
LC 2007044113.
COLLIER, James Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln You Never Knew. illus. by Greg Copeland. Children’s Press. 2003. PLB $25.50. ISBN 978-0-516-24348-1; pap. $6.95. ISBN 978-0-516-25835-5.
HARNESS,
Cheryl.
Abe
Lincoln
Goes to
Washington
1837-1865.
illus.
by
author.
National
Geographic.
1997. Tr
$18.
ISBN
978-0-7922-3736-5;
pap.
$7.95.
ISBN
978-0-7922-6906-9.
HARNESS,
Cheryl.
Young
Abe
Lincoln:
The
Frontier
Days,
1809-1837.
illus.
by
author.
National
Geographic.
1998. Tr
$15.95.
ISBN
978-0-7922-2713-7;
pap.
$7.95.
ISBN
978-0-7922-6904-5.
AXELROD,
Alan.
Lincoln’s
Last
Night:
Abraham
Lincoln,
John
Wilkes
Booth,
and the
Last
Thirty-Six
Hours
Before
the
Assassination.
Penguin.
2005.
pap.
$14.95.
ISBN
978-1-59609-016-3.
DONALD,
David
Herbert.
Lincoln
Reconsidered:
Essays
on the
Civil
War Era.
3rd ed.
Knopf.
2001.
pap.
$13.
ISBN
978-0-375-72532-6.
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Abe’s
Fish: A Boyhood
Tale of Abraham
Lincoln
by Jen Bryant, illus. by Amy June Bates Here is the perfect book for celebrating Lincoln’s 200th birthday—and a unique way to illuminate our 16th president for today’s young readers. Based on an actual incident that occurred when Lincoln was just a boy, it shows that he, like so many children, wished he were taller (and it came true!); that he had a mischievous streak; that he loved words; and—most important—that even as a small child he puzzled deeply over the concept of freedom. Amy June Bates’s superb illustrations capture young Abe’s personality, the warmth of his home life, and the enduring power of his one-time chance meeting with a soldier from the War of 1812. |
Mr.
Lincoln’s
High-Tech War
by Thomas B.
Allen examines
Lincoln’s
military
strategies
during the Civil
War and the role
technology
played in the
Union victory.
National
Geographic,
$18.95, ages
10-up, ISBN
978-1-4263-0379-1;
Jan. Adapted from the author’s bestselling adult book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, James L. Swanson’s Chasing Lincoln’s Killer follows the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. Scholastic Press, $16.99, ages 12-up, ISBN 978-0-43-990354-7; Feb. The picture book Abe Lincoln Loved Animals by Ellen Jackson, illus. by Doris Ettlinger, explores Lincoln’s compassion for the animal kingdom, based on accounts from Lincoln’s family and friends. Albert Whitman, $16.95, ages 4-8, ISBN 978-0-8075-0123-8; Sept. ’08
LANDAU,
Elaine. The
Emancipation
Proclamation:
Would You Do
What Lincoln
Did? 48p.
(What Would You
Do? Series).
maps. photos.
reprods. further
reading.
glossary. index.
Web sites. CIP.
Enslow
Elementary.
2008. PLB
$23.93. ISBN
978-0-7660-2899-9.
LC 2007023374.
MAZER,
Harry. My
Brother Abe:
Sally Lincoln's
Story.
202p. glossary.
CIP. S & S.
2009. Tr $15.99.
ISBN
978-1-4169-3884-2.
LC 2008001106.
HOLZER,
Harold,
ed.
Lincoln
As I
Knew
Him:
Gossip,
Tributes
&
Revelations
from His
Best
Friends
and
Worst
Enemies.
Algonquin.
1999. Tr
$16.95.
ISBN
978-1-56512-166-9.
MARRIN,
Albert.
Commander
in
Chief:
Abraham
Lincoln
and the
Civil
War.
Dutton.
1997. Tr
$25.
ISBN
978-0-525-45822-7;
pap.
$14.99.
ISBN
978-0-525-47069-4.
KRENSKY,
Stephen.
Abe
Lincoln
and the
Muddy
Pig.
illus.
by
Gershom
Griffith.
Aladdin.
2002.
pap.
$3.99.
ISBN
978-0-689-84103-3.
ST.
GEORGE,
Judith.
Stand
Tall,
Abe
Lincoln.
illus.
by Matt
Faulkner.
Philomel.
RTE
$16.99.
ISBN
978-0-399-24174-1.
TURNER,
Ann
Warren.
Abe
Lincoln
Remembers.
illus.
by
Wendell
Minor.
HarperCollins.
2001. Tr
$16.99.
ISBN
978-0-06-027577-8;
PLB
$15.89.
ISBN
978-0-06-027578-5;
pap.
$6.99.
ISBN
978-0-06-051107-4. |
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Voyages:
Reminiscences of
Young Abe
Lincoln Written and illustrated by Neil Waldman Uses primary resources as it takes readers up and down the Mississippi River with the future President, as he contemplates the abolition of slavery. |
RABIN,
Staton. Mr.
Lincoln's Boys:
Being the Mostly
True Adventures
of Abraham
Lincoln's
Trouble-making
Sons, Tad and
Willie.
illus. by Bagram
Ibatoulline.
unpaged.
bibliog. Web
sites. CIP.
Viking. Sept.
2008. RTE
$16.99. ISBN
978-0-670-06169-3.
LC 2008001774.
Gr 1-4–Tad and Willie, the mischievous sons of President Abraham Lincoln, scampered around the White House surprising and irritating almost everyone. Their pranks, however, delighted their father, who was faced with the grim realities of the Civil War. Tad and Willie also give their unique perspective of their father’s life—his decision to run for President, life in the White House and his struggles during the Civil War—in Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells, illus. by P.J. Lynch. Candlewick, $16.99, ages 8-12, ISBN 978-0-7636-3723-1; Jan.
MILLER, William Lee. Lincoln’s Virtues: An Ethical Biography. Knopf. 2003. Tr $32.50. ISBN 978-0-375-40158-9; pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-0-375-70173-3.
Gr 10 Up-Miller details his subject’s life as he explores his moral character and examines whether Lincoln was as exceptional as the legends imply. While occasionally preachy and often dense, the book distinguishes itself by the thoroughness of the research. With chapter headings such as, “Who is this fellow? He is smarter than he looks,” students will be enticed but may find the book more useful in smaller chunks. OATES, Stephen B. Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths. HarperCollins. 1994. pap. $14.95. ISBN 978-0-06-092472-0. Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship by Nikki Giovanni, illus. by Bryan Collier, reunites the team behind Rosa for this picture book about Lincoln’s relationship and work with abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Henry Holt, $16.95, ages 6-up, ISBN 978-0-8050-8264-7; Sept. ’08 Part of the Turning Points series, A House Divided by Marshall Poe, illus. by Leland Purvis, follows two brothers who follow different paths—one volunteering with Lincoln’s campaign, the other joining abolitionist John Brown. S&S/Aladdin, paper $8.99, ages 8-12, ISBN 978-1-4169-5057-8; Jan.Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker: The Unlikely Friendship of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln by Lynda Jones tells of the relationship between a former slave and the former First Lady. National Geographic, $18.95, ages 10-up, ISBN 978-1-4263-0377-7; Jan.
ST.
GEORGE,
Judith.
Stand Tall, Abe
Lincoln.
illus. by Matt
Faulkner.
unpaged.
bibliog. CIP.
Philomel. Dec.
2007. RTE
$16.99. ISBN
978-0-399-24174-1.
LC 2006024877.
VAN
STEENWYK,
Elizabeth.
When
Abraham
Talked
to the
Trees.
illus.
by Bill
Farnsworth.
Eerdmans.
2004. Tr
$16.
ISBN
978-0-8028-5191-8;
pap. $8.
ISBN
978-0-8028-5233-5.
WINNICK,
Karen B.
Mr.
Lincoln’s
Whiskers.
Boyds
Mills.
1996. Tr
$16.95.
ISBN
978-1-56397-485-4;
pap.
$8.95.
ISBN
978-1-56397-805-0. |
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Abe’s
Honest Words:
The Life of
Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport, illus. by Kadir Nelson A picture book account of Lincoln’s life as he grew into the president who would guide America through the Civil War and abolish slavery. |
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A boy who
shares Lincoln’s
birthday studies
the former
President’s life
in A.
Lincoln and Me
by
Louise Borden
and Ted Lewin.
Scholastic,
paper $4.99,
ages 4-8, ISBN
978-0-439-86277-6;
Jan. Young Abe Lincoln: Frontier Days 1809–1837 by Cheryl Harness is a picture book account of Lincoln’s younger days, including his election to the Illinois General Assembly and his law practice. National Geographic, paper $7.95, ages 8-12, ISBN 978-0-7922-6904-5; Dec. ’08 And Harness’s Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington covers Lincoln’s later years, through his rise to the Presidency and handling of the Civil War. National Geographic, paper $7.95, ages 8-12, ISBN 978-1-4263-0436-1; Dec. ’08
SWANSON,
James L.
Chasing
Lincoln's
Killer: The
Search for John
Wilkes Booth.
208p. photos.
reprods. CIP.
Scholastic. Feb.
2009. Tr $16.99.
ISBN
978-0-439-90354-7.
LC 2008017994.
WELLS,
Rosemary.
Lincoln and His
Boys.
illus. by P. J.
Lynch. 96p.
Candlewick. Jan.
2009. Tr $16.99.
ISBN
978-0-7636-3723-1.
LC number
unavailable.
WINTERS,
Kay.
Abe
Lincoln:
The Boy
Who
Loved
Books.
illus.
by Nancy
Carpenter.
S & S.
2003.
RTE
$16.95.
ISBN
978-0-689-82554-5;
pap.
$6.99.
ISBN
978-1-4169-1268-2.
BIAL,
Raymond.
Where
Lincoln
Walked.
Walker.
1998. Tr
$16.95.
ISBN
978-0-8027-8630-2;
RTE
$17.85.
ISBN
978-0-8027-8631-9. |
Abraham Lincoln
Tells a Joke
by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer illus. by Stacy Innerst Highlights the former President’s sense of humor, even in trying times. |
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ADLER,
David A.
A
Picture
Book of
Abraham
Lincoln.
illus.
by John
Wallner
&
Alexandra
Wallner.
Holiday
House.
1990.
pap.
$6.95.
ISBN
978-0-8234-0801-6. K-Gr 2–This very simple picture-book biography features the highlights of Lincoln’s life from birth to death. The illustrators used a pastel palette and childlike style that is reflected in the short, direct sentences. A basic time line lists important dates. Audio version available from Live Oak Media.
BLASHFIELD,
Jean F.
Abraham
Lincoln.
(Profiles
of the
Presidents
Series).
Compass
Point.
2002.
PLB
$23.93.
ISBN
978-0-7565-0202-7.
FREEDMAN,
Russell.
Lincoln:
A
Photobiography.
Clarion.
1987.
RTE $20.
ISBN
978-0-89919-380-9;
pap.
$8.95.
ISBN
978-0-395-51848-9.
HAUGEN,
Brenda.
Abraham
Lincoln:
Great
American
President.
(Signature
Lives
Series).
Compass
Point.
2006.
PLB
$30.60.
ISBN
978-0-7565-0986-6;
pap.
$9.95.
ISBN
978-0-7565-1850-9. |
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What Lincoln
Said
by Sarah L. Thomson, illus. by James E. Ransome
THOMSON,
Sarah L.
What Lincoln
Said.
illus. by James
E. Ransome.
unpaged. chron.
HarperCollins.
Jan. 2009. Tr
$17.99. ISBN
978-0-06-084819-4;
PLB $18.89. ISBN
978-0-06-084820-0.
LC number
unavailable. |
Abraham
Lincoln Comes
Home
by Robert Burleigh, illus. by Wendell Minor, Gr 1-4–Following Lincoln’s death, his body was taken back to Illinois for burial. Burleigh focuses on one boy’s perceptions as he and his father travel through the night by horse-drawn carriage to see the funeral train pass.
HERBERT,
Janis.
Abraham
Lincoln
for
Kids:
His Life
and
Times
with 21
Activities.
Chicago
Review.
2007.
pap.
$14.95.
ISBN
978-1-55652-656-5.
KOPS,
Deborah.
Abraham
Lincoln.
Gale/Blackbirch.
2001. Tr
$21.95.
ISBN
978-1-56711-535-2. |