Abe Lincolns Hat - Softcover

Stephen Krensky, Martha Brenner, Shirley Redmond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590621874 ISBN 13: 9780590621878

Publisher: Scholastic, 2001

Synopsis

This is a STEP Into Reading, Step 2 Book, Grades 1-3. You can read all about how Abe Lincoln kept important documents and papers in his hat in this excellent book which tells true stories about Lincoln. The last page has photos of real people who were part of the stories, Judge David Davis, Duff Armstrong, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. This book has beautiful colorful illustrations by Donald Cook.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Illus. in full color. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, started out in life as an absent-minded frontier lawyer. How did he nudge his memory? He stuck letters, court notes, contracts, and even his checkbook in his trademark top hat. When he took off his hat, it was all there!

From Booklist

Gr. 1-3. A far cry from the reverent tone of most children's books on Lincoln, this short, anecdotal biography actually humanizes him. Lincoln is shown as a struggling and somewhat disorganized lawyer who makes his way through goodwill and good sense. The book begins with his purchase of a tall black hat. Later, a group of boys rig up a high wire and knock it off his head, scattering the important papers he kept inside. Courtroom stories include Lincoln proving which man owned a young horse by letting the colt loose to go to its mother and his defense of a slave's right to be granted freedom in Illinois, a free state. Although Brenner includes no source notes, she states that all the stories she relates are true. The humor, lively lines, and soft, shaded colors of Cook's illustrations add to the book's appeal. Carolyn Phelan

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590621874
• ISBN 13: 9780590621878
• Binding: Paperback