The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks Challenge Level Theme 5 Grade 6 Lincoln, a Photobiography - Couverture souple

Houghton Mifflin Company

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0618062874 ISBN 13 : 9780618062874

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin School, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Russell Freedman

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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).

Revue de presse

"A realistic, perceptive, and unromanticized photobiography of Lincoln, including a sampler of quotations from his writings and speeches." -- Booklist, ALA, Editor's Choice

"Eloquent. . . . A human portrait of a politician honorably confronting the most vexing issues of his era. . . . This biography feels astonishly real." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Few, if any, of the many books written for children about Lincoln can compare with Freedman's contribution. . . . This is an outstanding example of what (juvenile) biography can be. Like Lincoln himself, it stands head and shoulders above its competition." -- School Library Journal

"A realistic, perceptive, and unromanticized photobiography of Lincoln, including a sampler of quotations from his writings and speeches." Booklist, Editor's Choice

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin School
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0618062874
• ISBN 13: 9780618062874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible