Sunday, November 4, 2012

Chapter Book # 11

Title:  Who Was Abraham Lincoln?

Author:  Janet Pascal

Illustrator:  Nancy Harrison, John O'Brien

Readability Scores:  Interest Level-3, Grade Level Equivalent-3.9, Lexile-720L

Genre:  Nonfiction

Subgenre:  Biography

Theme:  Civil War, presidency

Primary and Secondary Characters:  Abraham Lincoln and his family, political adversaries

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Date of Publication:  2008

Publishing Company:  Grosset & Dunlap

ISBN Number:  9780448448862

Summary:  This is a nonfiction book describing Lincoln's life from the beginning as a farmer's son through his presidency. The book contains multiple illustrations and maps along with quality text.

Applications for teaching:  Wonderful nonfiction book to use when teaching about the presidents or the Civil War. The maps and illustrations will enable struggling readers to get a better mental image of the text being taught.

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