Title: Lincoln: A Photo biography
Author: Russell Freedman
Illustrator: Russell Freedman
Date of publication: 1987
Publishing Company: Clarion Books, a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint
Awards: Newberry Award (1988)
Genre: Non-Fiction
Subgenre: Biography
Theme: Photographs and informational facts about the 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln
Primary Characters: Abraham Lincoln
Secondary characters: Lincoln’s parents, Mary (Lincoln’s Wife) and others that had interaction with Lincoln throughout his life
Classroom Use: Great informational book to read about a US president. This book is good to read during a history lesson. I could use the book when teaching about the Civil War, the US Presidents and Abraham Lincoln.
Summary: The book is a biography filled with facts and photos about Abraham Lincoln. The biography talks about his childhood years, life as a merchant, it follows Abraham Lincoln as he grew in population towards his winning of the 16th presidency and even speaks about his fatal assignation.
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