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Lincoln: A Newbery Award WinnerPaperback – September 25, 1989

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4.7 277 ratings

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Newbery MedalWinner, 1988

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In this gripping account of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln, award-winning writer Russell Freedman brings to life the presidential years, scholarly thoughts and reflections of the Civil War president. Winner of the 1988 Newbery Medal.

This 1988 Newbery Medal-winning biography of our Civil War president is warm, appealing, and illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints. Russell Freedman begins with a lively account of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood, his career as a country lawyer, and his courtship and marriage to Mary Todd. Then the author focuses on the presidential years (1861 to 1865), skillfully explaining the many complex issues Lincoln grappled with as he led a deeply divided nation through the Civil War. The book's final chapter is a moving account of that tragic evening in Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Additional content includes a sampling of Lincoln's writings and a detailed list of Lincoln historical sites.

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10 - 12 years
Print length
160 pages
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English
Grade level
5 - 7
Lexile measure
NC1040L
Dimensions
7.5 x 0.46 x 9 inches
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
September 25, 1989
ISBN-10
0395518482
ISBN-13
978-0395518489
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This work is perhaps the most complete and enjoyable children's book ever written about one of the nation's most fascinating and important figures, Abraham Lincoln. Russell Freedman covers Lincoln's life and career in a balanced treatment that is enhanced by period photographs and drawings. The book won the Newbery Medal, the Jefferson Cup Award and the Golden Kite Honor Book Award, and earned a citation asSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year.

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This Newbery Award-winning study of our 16th president is highly readable and meticulously organized. In a boxed review, PW hailed it as a "superb, encompassing account" of "an intriguing, recognizable human being." Ages 8-12.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books (September 25, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0395518482
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395518489
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NC1040L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.46 x 9 inches

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Russell Freedman received the Newbery Medal for LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY. He is also the recipient of three Newbery Honors, a National Humanities Medal, the Sibert Medal, the Orbis Pictus Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and was selected to give the 2006 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Mr. Freedman lives in New York City and travels widely to research his books.

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Lou

A readable biography that showed the growth of a boy to an extraordinary man

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2016

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Great book for young readers. Honestly, I usually dislike any type of biographies, but this was different. The photos and drawings not only broke up the text and made the reading more inviting, but they were quite interesting in their own right. The many facts, especially direct quotes, of Lincoln were intriguing and some funny. Slavery was a “monstrous injustice.” It was a “cancer” threatening to grow out of control “in a nation originally dedicated to the inalienable rights of man.” Lincoln agreed with others that he was rather homely referring once to his “poor, lean, lank face.” When a rival called him “two-faced” during a political debate, Lincoln replied: “I leave it to my audience If I had another face, do you think I’d wear this one?” Some of the letters included reveal a man of great penmanship and great words. What struck me most throughout the book was the ending. He seemed to be aware that he would die by assassination, and accepted such. “If I wore a shirt of mail, and kept myself surrounded by a bodyguard, it would be all the same. There are a thousand ways of getting at a man if it is desired that he should be killed.” And later he had a dream that he was wandering through the White House but no one was around until he reached the East Room, where a wake was held. When he asked “Who is dead in the White House?” the answer was “The President, he was killed by an assassin.” At that point he woke in his dream. In all, a fascinating look at an ordinary man who lived a more-than-ordinary life, devoting it to leading his loved country. “…I have no other so great (ambition) as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.” This book reads more like an adventure than a biography, but contains everything one could hope to learn from a biography.

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Patty LaFountaine

Great for a school project

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024

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Purchased it for my Grandson’s Wax Museum Project.

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023

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Ordered this book for my son to read for school. He has read a little bit and likes it. I think he likes it because he knows Lincoln was a real person and that this is actual history!

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021

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Very educational and age appropriate for 6th grade American history. Great historical photos included. Not just for kids, I learned alot from this book as well. Enjoyable read.

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Judith Ann Kanne

Lincoln in View

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2010

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This book is a favorite among students of all ages. I first used it in my Children's Literature classes, and the college students often chose this photobiography as their favorite of the semester reads. Recently, I read with fourth graders, and it again appears to be the best. The text is written well, and the photos are varied and rich. It is a win, win for all who purchase it and read the story of our American hero.

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So convenient ordering this online

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023

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My 13 year olds summer read & he enjoyed it.

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Great little book - good for elementary age (if you...

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017

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Great little book - good for elementary age (if you believe in old fashioned education) or Jr High age (if you believe in the dumbed-down public education model we live with today. Quick, easy read, and no "revised" or "rewritten" History in it. Seller is great and would do business with them again.

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Charlie

Lincoln: A Photobiography is an amazing book for children who are interested in learing more about Lincoln, and the Civil War

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2013

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I loved this book about Lincoln. It had very interesting facts and pictures about his life and career and kept my son's attention the entire time he read the book. He never wanted to put it down and completed it within a few days. I would definitely recommend it to others with young children studying the Civil War time period.

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