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Abe Lincoln Remembers
Written as if Lincoln were telling his life story, the book briefly traces his life from his boyhood in Kentucky to the night he and his wife went to see a play at the Ford Theater.
| Author: Turner, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
language arts - reading | social studies
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Abe's Honest Words
As part of Rappaport's series of well researched biographies that includes excerpts from speeches this is equally engaging and well developed. The narrative that contextualizes the life and times of Abraham Lincoln is enhanced by quotes from Lincoln's wri
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Abe's Honest Words
As part of Rappaport's series of well researched biographies that includes excerpts from speeches this is equally engaging and well developed. The narrative that contextualizes the life and times of Abraham Lincoln is enhanced by quotes from Lincoln's wri
| Author: Rappaport, Doreen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train.
| Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
The story of the impact of Lincoln's death unfolds as a young child waits to see Lincoln's funeral train.
| Author: Burleigh, Robert |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Abraham's Battle
An ex-slave named Abraham, a young Confederate soldier, and a girl from Gettysburg meet in the cataclysmic days of the Civil War battle. Abraham meets Lincoln after the President gives his famous address.
| Author: Banks, Sara Harrell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Day That Changed America, A: Gettysburg
This book intertwines the story of the day Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes paintings, photographs and maps of the battle. There is a glossary and recommended reading in the back of the book.
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Day That Changed America, A: Gettysburg
This book intertwines the story of the day Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address with the events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Includes paintings, photographs and maps of the battle. There is a glossary and recommended reading in the back of the book.
| Author: Tanaka, Shelley |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Dear Mr. President: Abraham Lincoln Letters from a Slave Girl
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.
| Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Drummer Boy
A 13-year-old boy, awed by hearing Lincoln make a speech, lies about his age to take part in the Civil War. He becomes a drummer boy and in this role experiences much of war's horror.
| Author: Turner, Ann |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Gettysburg Address, The
The book uses Lincoln's actual words, which he spoke when consecrating the Pennsylvania cemetery. Each line is illustrated in black and white illustrations. It includes a foreword and afterword.
| Author: Lincoln, Abraham |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Good Brother, Bad Brother
Subtitled "The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth," this long biography portrays their lives before and after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This is a GED level book.
| Author: Giblin, James Cross |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extrordinary Life
A loosely organized series of chapters/essays about the rise of photography in Lincoln's lifetime and how it shaped the way we view his Presidency. Many photographs from the period are included.
| Author: Sandler, Martin |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Lincoln: A Photobiography
This is a carefully researched, well illustrated, fascinating biography of Abraham Lincoln.
| Author: Freedman, Russell |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Lincolns, The
Using a scrapbook format with blocks of stories and archival photographs, the author provides a chatty, up-close biography of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Since the book is in a scrapbook format, students can start reading anywhere in the book or read in the
| Author: Fleming, Candice |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Long Road to Gettysburg, The
The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) is described from the perspectives of two actual participants, a 19-year-old Confederate lieutenant and a 17-year-old Union soldier. Events surrounding delivery of the Gettysburg Address are also described; several prominen
| Author: Murphy, Jim |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Grace, an 11 year-old girl writes a letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow whiskers to help him win the election.
| Author: Winnick, Karen |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Picture Book of Frederick Douglass, A
This engaging biography tells the life story of the civil rights leader Frederick Douglass and the role he played in a turbulent time of the United States. The book ends with author's notes and a timeline. The Adler biographies are well written and acce
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Picture Book of Sojourner Truth, A
As with the other Adler biographies, most readers will find this book engaging and thought provoking. It tells the life story of Sojourner Truth, an African-American woman who lived through most of the 19th century. The book ends with author's notes and
| Author: Adler, David |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Pink and Say
This long picture book tells the story of Pinkus Aylee, an African-American soldier in the Civil War, and of his mother, Moe Bay and of his friendship with a young White boy. A moving book that may be more appropriate for adults than for children, it cel
| Author: Polacco, Patricia |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
After years of lobbying, Sarah Hale, an editor and writer, won the battle to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. Back matter includes historical and biographical information. Adults may find the tone of voice and some illustrations childish a
| Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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Wagon, The
At the time of Emancipation and Lincoln's death, a young boy, born into slavery, looks back on his anger at slavery and the support of his family as he helps his father build a wagon for the master which later carries them to freedom.
| Author: Johnston, Tony |
HSE Descriptors:
social studies
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