| Lincoln: A Photobiography Contributor(s): Freedman, Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0899193803 ISBN-13: 9780899193809 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1987 Annotation: A description of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln includes his presidential years and also reflects on the latest scholarly thoughts about our Civil War president. A Newberry Medal Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 86033379 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.6" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 238 Reading Level: 7.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1988 Newbery Medal Winner Abraham Lincoln stood out in a crowd as much for his wit and rollicking humor as for his height. This Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints.Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfullly explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Concludes with a sampling of Lincoln writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Read Aloud Informational Text). |
Contributor Bio(s): Freedman, Russell: - RUSSELL FREEDMAN received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books. |