Historical Fiction and Biography (2)

[Kathleen]

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[Jennie]

Abe's Honest Words by Doreen Rappaport
This is a biography of Abraham Lincoln that is in picture book form. It tells of his hard transient life as a boy and how he became our president.

This is great for teaching students about the life of Lincoln and his accomplishments. It would be useful as a research tool for writing about his life.

[Jennie]

Barack by Jonah Winter

This is a biography of Barack Obama in picture book format. It tells of his difficult life and how he overcame many hardships to become our president.

This book is a very good read aloud for learning about our current president, but it also could be used for multiculturalism as well as striving to achieve your dreams.