Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country (Rookie Biographies)

Greene, Carol

ISBN 10: 0516442066 / ISBN 13: 9780516442068

Published by Childrens Pr (edition ), 1990

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country (Rookie Biographies)
• Publisher: Childrens Pr (edition )
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0516442066
• ISBN 13: 9780516442068
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

A simple biography of the Civil War president

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-2-- These two books will help fill the need for short, easy biographies of famous people. Greene's brief texts are written in simple sentences, use a limited vocabulary, and cover important events in their subjects' lives, giving readers some idea of why these men are revered today. Each book mentions the subject's family, early life, and education, and provides some background information about slavery and the Civil War years. Both are free from fictionalization and condescension. The writing style is somewhat choppy, which may limit the books' usefulness for reading aloud, but will not bother the beginning readers who will be attracted to them. The illustrations, a combination of full-color and black-and-white photographs and reproductions of paintings and drawings, show battlefield scenes, portraits, and numerous buildings and events connected with the lives of these two men. All are well chosen and of excellent quality. Gertrude Norman's A Man Named Lincoln (Putnam, 1960; o.p.) is also easy to read but lacks the visual appeal of these two books. --Jean H. Zimmerman, Willett School, South River, NJ
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