Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig - Softcover

Krensky, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689841035 ISBN 13: 9780689841033

Publisher: Simon Spotlight, 2002

Synopsis

Abe Lincoln is on his way to give an important speech when he comes across a pig stuck in the mud. If he stops to help the pig, he'll get his brand-new suit dirty. But young Abe can't stand to see an animal in trouble. What should he do?
Level 2
Reading Independently

• More complex stories
  
• Varied sentence structure
  
• Paragraphs and short chapters

About this title

About the Author

Stephen Krensky is the author of more than a hundred books for children, including How Santa Got His Job (an ALA Notable Book) and Big Bad Wolves at School. He and his wife, Joan, live in Lexington, Massachusetts. You can visit him at StephenKrensky.com.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-2-These beginning readers relate a single anecdote about each of their subjects. Krensky tells a great deal about the character of our 16th president in this humorous account of when, wearing a new suit, Lincoln rescued a pig stuck in a mudhole. The colorful illustrations flow across the pages and complement the text. In relating one incident, Lakin reveals many facts about Keller and Annie Sullivan. In this story, Helen is caught in a tree during a storm and is rescued by her teacher. It is then that the child learned of "the power of Nature" and "the power of friendship." The cartoon illustrations are dominated by blues, greens, and pinks; those in Keller are somewhat amateurish. The texts are straightforward; however, Lincoln contains undocumented dialogue. Both books include short chronologies.
Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0689841035
• ISBN 13: 9780689841033
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Griffith Gershom