Dear Mr. President: Abraham Lincoln Letters from a Slave Girl
Publication Information
Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Illustrator:
Title: Dear Mr. President: Abraham Lincoln Letters from a Slave Girl
Date: 2001
Publisher: Winslow Press
City: Florida & New York
ISBN, paperback: 1-890817-60-0
ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:
Yes
ESOL:
Family:
Yes
Young Adult:
Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):
, historical fiction, letters
HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
Summary:
Fictional correspondences between President Lincoln and a 12-year-old slave girl that discuss his decision to write the Emancipation Proclamation. The author includes a supporting website, index, other recommended books, and photographs.
Teaching Ideas:
Use as a model to have students write fictional letters to other historical people. Create a timeline.