Full name: Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Authors: Doreen Rappaport, Gary Kelley Year: 2008 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Biographies, Picture books, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781423104087 9781484749586 1423104080 1484749588

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. 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. Similar books: Honor's Voice by Douglas L. Wilson President Lincoln by William Lee Miller A. Lincoln by Ronald C. White Abe Lincoln by Kay Winters The Eloquent President by Ronald C. White Lincoln by Richard Carwardine Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B. Oates With Malice Toward None by Stephen B. Oates Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln by Phillip Shaw Paludan Lincoln the Unknown by Dale Carnegie Abraham Lincoln by Ingri d'Aulaire Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator by Augusta Stevenson Mary Todd Lincoln by Jean H. Baker Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton I Dissent by Debbie Levy Rosa by Nikki Giovanni Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh She Persisted Around the World by Chelsea Clinton