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  <title><![CDATA[Lincoln: A Photobiography (Houghton Mifflin social studies)]]></title>
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    <body><![CDATA[Freedman, R. (1987). <em>Lincoln: A photobiography.</em> New York: Ticknor and Fields. <br/><br/><u>Summary:</u><br/>This photobiography includes story-like information and photos/drawings about Abraham Lincoln’s childhood, career, marriage, and presidential years as well as details about the time Lincoln live...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64811224">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1988 Freedman's photobiography of the 16th President of the United States chronicles Lincoln's early life in Kentucky and Indiana to his untimely death just days following the end of the Civil War.<br/>This book did an excellent job of touching on all the aspects of Lin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45683095">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lincoln is presented here as I have never seen him, in both text and photographs. The details about him surprised me; I knew, of course, that he was extremely tall and had had a limited formal education, but I had no idea his voice was high pitched and that he had so much trouble finding a good gene...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64825553">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this story of Lincoln's life.  We actually listened to it, but we own the book so we could look through the photos.  It seems like the author did a fairly good job of keeping unbiased.  Makes me want to learn more.  Maybe even listen to the book A. Lincoln that my husband bought a few months...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78230683">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gives such insight to the life of such a wonderful president! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just re-read this book in preparation to teach my kids about the Civil War.  It is excellent.  Not only is it filled with pictures, but also the great story of Lincoln's life, both before and after he became the president.  One of my favorite things about it is that it's written on a level that I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42387442">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Text organized into six chapters, each focusing on an aspect of his personality or convictions. Photographs scattered throughout the text. Additional reference aids: Lincoln quotes; list of memorials, monuments and historical sites; list of books about Lincoln (published between 1963 and 1984); ackn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52398153">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Six Books for Class: I loved this book! It made me really appreciate Lincoln as a huge part in changing the direction of the Civil War and focusing on an issue that needed to be resolved; the issue of slavery. <br/><br/><br/>For my IP&amp;T class:   This is an amazing book that would be great to use ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51500672">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This work is perhaps the most complete and enjoyable children's book ever written about one of the nation's most fascinating and important figures, Abraham Lincoln. Russell Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is enhanced by period photographs and drawings. The book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46050967">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book for students to find out the story of a beloved and well-known president. Even after having learned so much about Abraham Lincoln in my own studies, I was still able to learn so much from this book. I would use this in my classroom during a unit on the civil war or a unit o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50865729">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fine biography for young people filled with well-researched information about Lincoln's early years through his presidency and the assassination.  The photos, letters, and artwork help to make the man come alive along with the history.  A great introduction to the Civil War as well.  Freedman's wr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77066680">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great introduction to a president that has been greatly revered for years. However, I realized while reading this that I knew very little about him. Reading about his life and political work is very inspiring...He is so much more than the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45241050">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well-written, informative, and fascinating. I loved seeing pictures of Lincoln's life. It gave me a whole new perspective on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. This book won the Newbery Award so I know it was written for teens, but I thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult who is not a big history buff. I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46780988">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Did you know that Lincoln, for all his height, had a high pitched-nasal voice?  Were you aware that he walked with stooped posture --as though he were ever pusshing a plow?  I found this very interesting and loved that it's a Newberry.  Russel Freedman is well respected by Children's Lit. experts as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58440578">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was interesting and I learned some things I didn't know and was reminded of a lot of things I used to know when I was in school. I think it definitely felt more like a list of life events rather than any sort of analysis into Lincoln's life. As a photobiography that very well might have been th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44439629">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't know much about Lincoln before this book and I felt like it gave a really complete overview of his life. I also appreciated the fact that it exposed both positive and negative aspects about his life. I also enjoyed the fun facts, such as the fact that he decided to grow a beard due to a lit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50398183">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A well-deserving Newberry award winner.  It has a good biography-not sugar-coated that actually taught be a lot about  the Whigs, Republicans, Democrats and the politics of the Emancipation proclamation.  The photos are well-chosen and some unfamiliar.  A good book for this 200 year anniversary.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such an excellent, excellent look at this man.  You get a feel for what drove him, what made him sad, what haunted him.  He's a figure you just want to know more about, and this book is really a wonderful look into his life, through a lens that young readers can get into.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had to read this book for my Children's Literature class.  It was a fascinating book to read.  It was full of facts and pictures and easy to read.  It would be great in an elementary classroom (upper grades) to teach the students about Lincoln, slavery, and the Civil War.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is filled with great photographs and copies of famous painting and drawings of the fallen President. I knew very little about him prior to reading this book, for me this was a great and concise outline of his life, I am hungry to learn more about such a wonderful person and remarkable lead...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45036800">more...</a>]]></body>
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