Looking at Lincoln
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · January 3, 2017
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- Who it’s for
- Lincoln’s public life meets the small personal details that make a first introduction feel vivid.
- Themes
- Abraham Lincoln’s life, Freedom
- Genres
- Presidents & First Families for Kids, Civil War Era (U.S.), 19th Century U.S.
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Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genres: Presidents & First Families for Kids, Civil War Era (U.S.) and 19th Century U.S..
Abraham Lincoln: a Little Golden Book BiographyBonnie Bader64% match
Two Miserable PresidentsSteve Sheinkin50% match
A Picture Book of Abraham LincolnDavid A. Adler70% match
Who Was Abraham Lincoln?Janet B. Pascal65% match
Action Presidents #2: Abraham Lincoln!Fred Van Lente60% match
So You Want to Be President?Judith St. George45% match
Abraham Lincoln (national Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)Caroline Crosson Gilpin58% match
Just a Few Words, Mr. LincolnJean Fritz54% match
For older readers: Virginia Lee Burton, Killing Lincoln, My Favorite Things
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Fans of Who Was? and Jean Fritz will love this introduction to our sixteenth President by beloved author and illustrator Maira Kalman. Who was Lincoln really? This little girl wants to find out. She discovers, among other things, that our sixteenth president was a man who believed in freedom for all, had a dog named Fido, loved Mozart, apples, and his wife's vanilla cake, and kept his notes in his hat.
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From his boyhood in a log cabin to his famous presidency and untimely death, Maira Kalman shares Lincoln's remarkable life with young readers in a fresh and exciting way.
History, Human Scale
Lincoln’s public life meets the small personal details that make a first introduction feel vivid.
Come here for
- A young reader’s curiosity about who Lincoln really was
- Presidential history alongside Mozart, apples, and a dog named Fido
Expect
- A fresh, accessible introduction to Lincoln’s life
- Personal details beside the milestones of his presidency
Where it sits
| Presidents & First Families for Kids | 99% |
|---|---|
| Civil War Era (U.S.) | 45% |
| 19th Century U.S. | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Biographies for Kids
- Civil War Era (U.S.)
- U.S. Places
- Authors
- Maira Kalman
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 3, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Abraham Lincoln’s life · Freedom
- Reading lane
- Political Biographies for Kids