Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers |
Publication Information
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Author: Winnick, Karen |
Illustrator: Winnick, Karen |
Title: Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers |
Date: 1996 |
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press |
City: Honesdale, PA |
ISBN, paperback: 1-56397-485-1 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
true story, historical fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Grace, an 11 year-old girl writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow whiskers to help him win the election. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Readers can go to the web sites below to find pictures, speeches, and biographical information on Lincoln if they are interested. The letters written by Grace and Lincoln suggest extending the book through a letter writing activity, perhaps to a local politician on a community issue.
web sites: www.nps.gov/liho/, showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/sites.htm, lincoln.lib.niu.edu/ |
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