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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
K-Gr 3 By using Lincoln's own words, Thomson builds a portrait that relates his statements to significant events in his life. From commenting on making his first dollar ("The world seemed wider and fairer before me.") to working hard, his attitude toward slavery ("If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.") to his reaction to war, and final...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Thomson weaves Lincoln's own words into her brief picture book biography, which focuses mostly on the sixteenth president's ef...Log In or Sign Up to Read More