Awards and Honors2009 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Nonfiction; 2009 NCTE Orbis Pictus, Honorable Mention; 2008 Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth; 2008 Horn Book Fanfare, Best Nonfiction for Teens; Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of 2008; 2008 School Library JournalBest Books, Nonfiction
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
He borrowed nearly every book he read and claimed that all his "schooling did not amount to one year." She attended years of boarding school, and her "family's library was filled with leather-bound books by Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Plato." Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other. Photographs, letters, newspaper articles, and many other primary source materials illuminate this intimate biography of the Lincolns. Introduction. Time line. Resource lists. Research notes. Source notes. Index. Winner of the 2009 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. A 2009 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book.
Title alpha The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
Level History High
Pages Count 196
Genre Nonfiction
Summary A detailed look at the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln as individuals and as a couple, from their earliest years through their deaths.
Topics Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Childhood. Education. Slavery. State offices. Partnerships. Mary Todd (1818-1882). Stepmothers. Politics. Courtship. Children. Running a household. The compromise of 1850. Parenting. Political parties. Political speeches. The Lincoln-Douglas debates. The presidency of the United States. Secession. The Civil War. Lincoln's cabinet. Civil War generals. Newspapers. Death. Grief. Spiritualism. The Emancipation Proclamation. Family. Reelection. John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865). Assassination. Funerals. Money. Pensions. Insane asylums. Estranged children.
SRC Level 8.600000
SRC Points 19.000000
Lexile 1050L
Trim Size 9" x 11 3/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Publication date 2008-10-13
JLG Release Date Nov 2008
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
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