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Abe Lincoln
The Boy Who Loved Books
By Winters, Kay & Numeroff, Laura Joffe & Carpenter, Nancy & Munsinger, Lynn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68982-554-5
- Publisher
- New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2003
K-Gr 2 An introduction to Lincoln's childhood that concentrates on his education. Throughout the book, there are references to his thoughts and feelings-"His ideas stretched. His questions rose. His dreams were stirred." The prose is formatted like poetry, the print is small, and the sentences are short. The oil paintings on canvas have a folk-art quality, with young Lincoln shown as lanky and dark haired. Some pictures are humorous, as when the classroom teacher snor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
