Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
Publication Information
Author:  Burleigh, Robert	Illustrator:  Minor, Wendell
Title:  Abraham Lincoln Comes Home	Date:  2008
Publisher:  Holt	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8050-7529-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train.
Teaching Ideas:
Students could explore funeral traditions or compare the reaction to Lincoln's death with FDR and JFK and explore reasons for similarities or differences. ESOL students or beginning readers can talk about what they see in the illustrations.
Teaching Strategies:
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
K-W-L Instruction Strategy    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
Sketch to Stretch    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/sketch_stretch.pdf
Unsent Letters    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > Lincoln, Abraham History > region > U.S. history > presidents Government/Civics > government > Presidents

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