Abraham Lincoln

Author: Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Illustrator: Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Publisher: Clarion Houghton Mifflin
Date: 1939
Awards: Caldecott Medal (1940)
Ages: 4-8
Topics: picture book, Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, biography
Summary: This well-known story about one of our most loved presidents traces his birth in Kentucky, his youth, and prairie years. Then, on to Washington and through the Civil War. Especially interesting is his life in early Kentucky and then the family move to Indiana. It was a busy, interesting life on the frontier. Everyone thought he was a clever and honest man. People loved to hear him speak. After his work as a congressman, he ran for President of the United States and won. He was president during the Civil War and worked to free the slaves.

Book Connections

• Abraham Lincoln from Wikipedia

Topic Connections

Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln from Wikipedia
• Abraham Lincoln from Abraham Lincoln Research Site
• Abraham Lincoln Presidental Library
• Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children
• Lincoln Facts from the National Park Service
• Abraham Lincoln Birthplace from National Park Service
• Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library from Library of Congress
• Abraham Lincoln Online - Education Links

Biography

• Biography
• Inventor Hall of Fame
• Inventor of the Week
• My Hero Project
• CNN Heroes
• Role Models on the Web
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• The TIME 100

Presidents

• 42explore: Presidents of the United States
• 42epxlore: President and First Ladies
• The American Presidency from Grolier
• American Presidency: A Glorious Burden from Smithsonian
• American Presidents from PBS
• American Presidents
• POTUS from IPL
• Research Presidental Materials from National Archives
• Scholastic Resources
  • Article Archives: Presidents
  • Timeline: Guide to all the Presidents
• White House for Kids

Learning Connections

• Biography. Snowflake Bentley is a biography. Learn about someone and write a biography. Use photographs as inspirations for the illustrations. Use the Bio-Cube and Biography Maker to help plan your project.
• Compare Books. Read other books about Abraham Lincoln. Compare the illustrations and the facts.
  • Abe Lincoln's Hat (1994) by Martha Brenner
    
  • Abraham Lincoln : A Man for All the People : A Ballad (1993) by Myra Cohn Livingston
    
  • Honest Abe (1998) by Edith Kunhardt
    
  • Meet Abraham Lincoln (1989) (Step-Up Biographies) by Barbara Cary
  • From Log Cabin to White House With Abraham Lincoln (1999) by Deborah Hedstrom
• Illustrations of Presidents. Compare the illustrations in Abraham Lincoln with those in So You Want to Be President. How are they alike and different? Now, compare these with paintings and photographs of presidents.
• Log Cabin. Use the computer to create a picture of a log cabin. Learn to copy and paste rectangles to make the cabin.
• Map. Create a map of the United States. Trace the places Lincoln lived.
• Plan a Trip. Plan a trip to one of the presidental historic sites. Use Google Earth to view the site from space.
• President Book. Create your own book on another president.
• Timeline. Create a timeline of Lincoln's life.

Teaching Connections

• US Presidents Resources from TeacherVision

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