| Abe Lincoln Grows Up Contributor(s): Sandburg, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156026155 ISBN-13: 9780156026154 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: A redesigned issue of the beautifully told story of young Abe Lincoln, drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's original biography," Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 74017180 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.35" W x 7.99" (0.47 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30662 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A beautifully told story of young Abraham Lincoln's coming-of-age Drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, this is the story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood. Growing up poor on the family farm, Abe did chores, helped his father cut down trees, and expertly skinned animals and cured hides. As a young man, he became an avid reader. When he witnessed a slave auction while on a flatboat trip down the Mississippi, he was forever changed--and so was the future of America. This is the remarkable story of Lincoln's youth, early America, and the pioneer life that shaped one of our country's greatest presidents. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sandburg, Carl: - CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career. |