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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