Abe Lincoln
Abe Lincoln

Abe Lincoln

Written by Kay Winters & illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
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3 - 7
Reading age
40
Page count
26
Words per page
700L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 2006
Publication date

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What's Abe Lincoln About

Publisher Summary

Presents an illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln, describing how his lifelong love for reading helped him to become the sixteenth president of the United States.

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    I loved this story of Abraham Lincoln and his upbringing. He had an interesting childhood full of trials and sorrow and moving from place to place. Most of all I loved learning how his love of books came to be.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

    Author
    Kay Winters

    Kay Winters was a classroom teacher, reading specialist and college instructor, as well as a language arts consultant for the American International Schools in Egypt, Nepal, India, Jordan, Greece, Israel and Italy before changing jobs to follow her dream and write for children. She specializes in picture books and chapter books, ages 3 to 12. She has appeared on CSpan, Book TV, and PBS. Her twenty-two books have won numerous awards, and she had two books out in 2018.

    Illustrator
    Nancy Carpenter

    Nancy Carpenter is the illustrator of more than 40 children’s books and has received numerous honors for her work, including two Christopher Awards and the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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Book Details

ISBN
9781416912682
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Publisher
Aladdin
Original Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Page Count
40
Words Per Page
26
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
3 - 7 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
00052223
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
64131108
Lexile® Level
700L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~Q
ATOS® Book Level
3.6
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
61248
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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