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Born to a family of farmers, Lincoln stood out from an early age—literally! (He was six feet four inches tall.) As sixteenth President of the United States, he guided the nation through the Civil War and saw the abolition of slavery. But Lincoln was tragically shot one night at Ford’s Theater—the first President to be assassinated. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations and maps are included. Review: Great book! - Great book! My 10 year old son thought that the book was easy to read and he learned a lot of things that we didn't know about Lincoln. I recommend it! Review: Great series - I love this series for my son. They are a quick easy read for him, but he absolutely loves them and read them multiple times. He just turned to eight years old and can get through them pretty quick usually and one or two seatings. They are very educational and get some curious to learn more which I love. Definitely highly recommend the series.





| Best Sellers Rank | #7,333 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Children's US Presidents & First Families Biographies #3 in Children's Historical Biographies (Books) #3 in Children's Political Biographies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,317 Reviews |
A**.
Great book!
Great book! My 10 year old son thought that the book was easy to read and he learned a lot of things that we didn't know about Lincoln. I recommend it!
A**R
Great series
I love this series for my son. They are a quick easy read for him, but he absolutely loves them and read them multiple times. He just turned to eight years old and can get through them pretty quick usually and one or two seatings. They are very educational and get some curious to learn more which I love. Definitely highly recommend the series.
L**A
It was really good
I loved the content of the book others need to read this so love worth! Other people need to read this!
S**S
5th grade report
This book was so perfect for my son’s report he had to write for school. It includes so much information and is perfect for his grade and age.
G**S
"The world will little note nor long remember what we say here,..."
This book does a nice job of walking the reader through the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, noting he didn't succeed at everything he tried, but he kept trying. He saw why slavery was a challenging issue for his country, his time and all the people in it, and he sought a solution that abided by the law of the land, even as he helped work to improve the laws... and the solution. One of the things I particularly enjoyed was how this book pointed out the limited education available to so many at the time of Lincoln's childhood, and yet he understood if he could learn to read, then he could read about, and learn, anything.
J**E
Informational, attractive
This was purchased as a donation for chikdren.
J**I
Fun Book
Great book about President Lincoln. Lots of fun facts about his life and a easy way to learn about him.
M**J
Love this
I love this series! I've bough numerous other titles to donate to my child's school library
B**A
Excellent résumé
En 16 pages, tout sur l'essentiel de la vie de ce grand homme (ainsi que de sa famille proche) nous est relatée. Très utile pour LLCE anglais et études supérieures.
L**A
Das spannende Leben eines großen Mannes
Abraham Lincoln ist sicherlich einer der bekanntesten und berühmtesten Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Mit "Who was Abraham Lincoln?" (geschrieben 2008) versucht Janet Pascal jungen Lesern im Alter von 8 bis 11 Jahren diese historische Persönlichkeit näher zu bringen. Erzählt wird von der schweren Kindheit des späteren Präsidenten, seinen ersten Schritten im Geschäftsleben und wie er entdeckt, dass er ein politisches Talent hat. Seine Ehe und die wundervolle Art und Weise wie er mit seinen Kindern umgeht, wird genauso dargestellt, wie die schweren Schicksalsschläge, die er zu erleiden hat. Aber auch die großen historischen Umwälzungen und Probleme jener Zeit werden, zwar vereinfacht, aber dadurch nicht minder klar und verständlich, beschrieben. Der Bürgerkrieg zwischen den Nord- und Südstaaten nimmt breiten Raum ein und man sieht in welche Gewissenskonflikte Abraham Lincoln dadurch gerät. Die Frage der Sklaverei ist von zentraler Bedeutung - sowohl für das Buch, wie auch für das Leben des Präsidenten. Auch seine Ermordung wird nicht ausgespart - doch alles ist altersgerecht dargestellt und macht dennoch deutlich, was für ein einschneidendes Geschehnis dies in der amerikanischen Geschichte gewesen ist - immerhin war Abraham Lincoln der erste Präsident, der einem Attentat zum Opfer fiel. Insgesamt bieten diese 112 Seiten einen wirklich interessanten Einblick in das Leben und Wirken dieses großen Mannes. Die hervorragenden Illustrationen von Nancy Harrison und John O'Brien ergänzen auf großartige Weise dieses Buch und machen es für junge Leser noch interessanter in die Vergangenheit einzutauchen und mehr darüber zu erfahren. Fünf Sterne für ein wunderschön gestaltetes Buch, welches durch seine zahlreichen Zeichnungen und die Schreibweise junge Leser anspricht und ihnen so Wissen vermittelt, ohne zu langweilen oder zu ermüden. Absolut empfehlenswert.
A**A
Good
Amazing series this one..I have almost all the books of this series as my 11 yr old loves them all ..this one in particular is not much for kids as I suppose there's a lot of mention of violence hence I deduct one star in here
A**E
Fun to read and very interesting.
We really enjoyed this book. I will order more from this series. I wish I could afford to buy them all!
A**R
Who was Abe Lincoln
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