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Abraham Lincoln: Civil War President
Profiles the son of a Kentucky farmer who became a lawyer and eventual the president of the United States, and describes his family life, views towards slavery, and presidency during the Civil War.
80 pages, Library Binding
First published September 1, 2000
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April 21, 2016
Abraham Lincoln-Famous Figures of the Civil War (2001) by John F. Grabowski, Pictures by Sara Davis, Biography.
This book is a very close account of Abraham Lincoln's life. There are a couple of quotes that may not have actually been said during Lincoln's life, but are simply there to create a sense of what the character saying it may have been like. For the most part, the sequence of events provide the reader with a better idea of what life was like during the time of Abraham's life. There is mention of how hard of a worker Lincoln was, and his love for reading. The book also reveals his strong position politically here and there throughout his life. He was a lawyer before being involved in the Presidency, and he was always known for speaking his mind when it came to fairness and treating people as equals.
The book is at a third or fourth grade level, so it goes into more detail than some of the picture books about Lincoln's life. It's great for students beginning to research different topics and looking for legitimate information for projects, etc. There is not an overload of questionable facts in the book either. The book pretty much reveals events in an accurate timeline manner, therefore, readers can place in their minds what events took place before or after other historical events. The illustrations are amazing. Some of the them look like reprints of actual charcoal or pencil drawings. There are also water colored prints painted to represent the Civil War. In any case, the pictures are all very interesting to look at since some are so very creative and represented in different ways.
In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this to my children if they wanted information or facts for school projects, or if they were just curious about Civil War events, and the importance of Abraham Lincoln in that era of time. Also, I think this would make a great "read along" book in the third or fourth grade class levels. This is a perfect book to keep the attention of that grade level, because they are ready to absorb more historical information and their interests are starting to "spark" concerning true and actual events. This book lays out the facts very accurately and orderly regarding Lincoln's life.
This book is a very close account of Abraham Lincoln's life. There are a couple of quotes that may not have actually been said during Lincoln's life, but are simply there to create a sense of what the character saying it may have been like. For the most part, the sequence of events provide the reader with a better idea of what life was like during the time of Abraham's life. There is mention of how hard of a worker Lincoln was, and his love for reading. The book also reveals his strong position politically here and there throughout his life. He was a lawyer before being involved in the Presidency, and he was always known for speaking his mind when it came to fairness and treating people as equals.
The book is at a third or fourth grade level, so it goes into more detail than some of the picture books about Lincoln's life. It's great for students beginning to research different topics and looking for legitimate information for projects, etc. There is not an overload of questionable facts in the book either. The book pretty much reveals events in an accurate timeline manner, therefore, readers can place in their minds what events took place before or after other historical events. The illustrations are amazing. Some of the them look like reprints of actual charcoal or pencil drawings. There are also water colored prints painted to represent the Civil War. In any case, the pictures are all very interesting to look at since some are so very creative and represented in different ways.
In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this to my children if they wanted information or facts for school projects, or if they were just curious about Civil War events, and the importance of Abraham Lincoln in that era of time. Also, I think this would make a great "read along" book in the third or fourth grade class levels. This is a perfect book to keep the attention of that grade level, because they are ready to absorb more historical information and their interests are starting to "spark" concerning true and actual events. This book lays out the facts very accurately and orderly regarding Lincoln's life.
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October 17, 2012 This book was O.K. It was not the best biography I ever read. The reason why it is'nt the best biography I ever read, is because it didn't really explain itself that terribly well. There were very good and interesting parts, though.
One interesting part was when they were celebrating about the finale of the Civil War and then someone came up behind Abe, when they were in the the President Box in the Movie Theatre, and SHOT him!! This example, is not very informative, " Mary's and Abe's love did not die..." This example is very good I find, "The weather was chilly at Sinking Spring farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. It was the morning of Febuary 12, 1809..." that quote were the first sentences of the biography.
One interesting part was when they were celebrating about the finale of the Civil War and then someone came up behind Abe, when they were in the the President Box in the Movie Theatre, and SHOT him!! This example, is not very informative, " Mary's and Abe's love did not die..." This example is very good I find, "The weather was chilly at Sinking Spring farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. It was the morning of Febuary 12, 1809..." that quote were the first sentences of the biography.
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