Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Told in Doreen Rappaport's accessible, absorbing prose, and brought to life in powerful illustrations by Kadir Nelson, Abe's Honest Words is an epic portrait of a truly great American president.

From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. A voracious reader, Lincoln spent every spare moment of his days filling his mind with knowledge, from history to literature to mathematics, preparing himself to one day lead the country he loved towards greater equality and prosperity. Despite the obstacles he faced as a self-educated man from the back woods, Lincoln persevered in his political career, and his compassion and honesty gradually earned him the trust of many Americans. As president, he guided the nation through a long and bitter civil war and penned the document that would lead to the end of slavery in the United States.

The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this momentous follow-up to Martin's Big Words and John's Secret Dreams.

Author: Doreen Rappaport
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 11.30h x 10.32w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781423104087
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 127685 / Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln


Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 06/01/2008 pg. 94
School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 135
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2008 pg. 1123
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2008 pg. 724
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2008 pg. 93 - Recommended
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2008
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Doreen Rappaport has written numerous award-winning books for children, including Freedom Ship and The School Is Not White (both illustrated by Curtis James); Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrated by Bryan Collier; and John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon, also illustrated by Bryan Collier.

Kadir Nelson is the illustrator of many books for children, including Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, an NAACP Image Award winner, a Caldecott Honor Book, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner; Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner; Please, Baby, Please and Please, Puppy, Please, by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee; and Will Smith's Just the Two of Us, also an NAACP Image Award winner. He is also the author/illustrator of We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.