Looking at Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is one of the first giants of history children are introduced to, and now Maira Kalman brings him to life with her trademark style and enthusiasm. Lincoln's legacy is everywhere - there he is on your penny and five-dollar bill. And we are still the United States because Lincoln helped hold them together.

But who was he, really? The little girl in this book wants to find out. Among the many other things, she discovers our sixteenth president was a man who believed in freedom for all, had a dog named Fido, loved Mozart, apples, and his wife's vanilla cake, and kept his notes in his hat. From his boyhood in a log cabin to his famous presidency and untimely death, Kalman shares Lincoln's remarkable life with young readers in a fresh and exciting way.

Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 01/05/2012
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780399240393
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 148132 / Looking at Lincoln


Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 12/05/2011 pg. 73
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2012 pg. 116
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 93
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 122
New York Times Book Review 01/15/2012 pg. 17
Shelf Awareness 01/13/2012
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 34
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 175 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
In her own words: born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines. cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one.


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