Abraham Lincoln
Books: Biographies and Non-fiction
Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
| CALL # |
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
| J917.4 MCGOV |
McGovern, Anne |
…If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln
"…tells you what it was like to grow up on the frontiers of Kentucky and Indiana, in the prairie town of New Salem, Illinois, and in the city of Springfield, Illinois, during the early 1800s…"--back cover.
|
1992 |
| J973.7 FIGLE |
Figley, Marty Rhodes, 1948- |
President Lincoln, Willie Kettles, and the Telegraph Machine
|
2011 |
| J973.7 HOLZE |
Holzer, Harold |
The President Is Shot : The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
|
2004 |
| J973.7092 GIOVA |
Giovanni, Nikki |
Lincoln and Douglass : An American Friendship
|
2008 |
| J973.7092 OREIL |
O'Reilly, Bill. |
Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Describes the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt to track down John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices.
|
2012 |
| J973.70922 HOLZE |
Holzer, Harold. |
Father Abraham : Lincoln and His Sons
Looks at the lives of Abraham Lincoln and his family, including the relationship between the president and his sons.
|
2011 |
| J973.714 LANDA |
Landau, Elaine |
The Emancipation Proclamation : Would You Do What Lincoln Did?
|
2008 |
| J973.7349 BURGA |
Burgan, Michael |
The Gettysburg Address
|
2006 |
| J973.7349 OLSON |
Olson, Kay Melchisedech |
The Gettysburg Address in Translation : What It Really Means
|
2009 |
| J973.74 INDIA |
|
Indiana and the Civil War
|
2007 |
| J975.3 NELSO |
Nelson, Kristin L. |
The Lincoln Memorial
Welcome to the Lincoln Memorial -- Lincoln's life -- Building the Lincoln Memorial -- Visiting the Memorial.
|
2011 |
| JB K233J |
Jones, Lynda |
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
|
2009 |
| JB L638ABR |
Lincoln, Abraham |
Abraham Lincoln, The Writer : A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters
|
2000 |
| JB L638ADL |
Adler, David A. |
Honest Abe Lincoln
Born into humble beginnings, Abraham Lincoln lived in a log cabin and helped run the family farm. Later he became a store clerk, postmaster, and lawyer. People liked Abe's funny stories and kind words, and he quickly earned a reputation for his honesty...
|
2009 |
| JB L638ARM |
Armentrout, David |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2002 |
| JB L638AY |
Aylesworth, Jim |
Our Abe Lincoln
Rhythmic verse tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's life, from his childhood in the wilderness of Illinois to his famous achievements as president.
|
2009 |
| JB L638BEN |
Benoit, Peter |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2012 |
| JB L638BO |
Bozonelis, Helen Koutras |
200 years with Abraham Lincoln : One Man's Life and Legacy
|
2008 |
| JB L638BUR |
Burleigh, Robert |
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home
|
2008 |
| JB L638C |
Cary, Barbara |
Meet Abraham Lincoln
|
2001 |
| JB L638COH |
Cohn, Amy L. |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2002 |
| JB L638COLB |
Colbert, David |
10 Days: Abraham Lincoln
Focuses on ten crucial days in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Part of the 10 Days Series.
|
2009 |
| JB L638DE |
Denenberg, Barry |
Lincoln Shot! : A President's Life Remembered
|
2008 |
| JB L638FE |
Feinstein, Stephen |
Read about Abraham Lincoln
|
2004 |
| JB L638FL |
Fleming, Candace |
The Lincolns : A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
|
2008 |
| JB L638FO |
Fontes, Justine |
Abraham Lincoln : Lawyer, Leader, Legend
|
2001 |
| JB L638FOR |
Ford, Carin T. |
Abraham Lincoln : The 16th President
|
2003 |
| JB L638FRE |
Freedman, Russell |
Lincoln : A Photobiography
|
1987 |
| JB L638HA |
Harness, Cheryl |
Young Abe Lincoln : The Frontier Days, 1809-1837
|
1996 |
| JB L638HC |
Harness, Cheryl |
Abe Lincoln goes to Washington, 1837-1865
|
1997 |
| JB L638HE |
Herbert, Janis |
Abraham Lincoln for Kids : His Life and Times with 21 activities
|
2007 |
| JB L638JA |
Jackson, Ellen B. |
Abe Lincoln Loved Animals
|
2008 |
| JB L638KAL |
Kalman, Maira. |
Looking at Lincoln
Wanting to know about the real man behind the sixteenth president's legendary character, a little girl learns about Lincoln's beliefs regarding universal freedom as well as lesser-known aspects of his life.
|
2012 |
| JB L638KN |
Knox, Barbara |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2004 |
| JB L638KOP |
Kops, Deborah |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2001 |
| JB L638KR |
Krensky, Stephen |
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig
|
2002 |
| JB L638KRU |
Krull, Kathleen and Paul Brewer |
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
This unusual biography of Abraham Lincoln highlights his life and presidency, focusing on what made his sense of humor so distinctive--and so necessary to surviving his tough life and times.
|
2010 |
| JB L638KU |
Kunhardt, Edith |
Honest Abe
|
1993 |
| JB L638MA |
Mayer, Cassie |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2008 |
| JB L638MAR |
Marsh, Carole |
He Let His Whiskers Grow! : The Abraham Lincoln Storybook
|
2008 |
| JB L638OS |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
Abraham Lincoln
Presents a non-fiction companion to the book "Abe Lincoln At Last!," discussing what it was like to grow up in a log cabin and what Lincoln's family life was like, and describes how he became the sixteenth president of the United States.
|
2011 |
| JB L638PAT |
Patrick, Bethanne Kelly |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2003 |
| JB L638PIN |
Pingry, Patricia A. |
Meet Abraham Lincoln
|
2002 |
| JB L638RA |
Rappaport, Doreen |
Abe's Honest Words : The Life of Abraham Lincoln
|
2008 |
| JB L638RT |
Raatma, Lucia |
Abraham Lincoln
|
2000 |
| JB L638SA |
Sandler, Martin W. |
Lincoln Through the Lens : How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life
|
2008 |
| JB L638SA |
St. George, Judith |
Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln
|
2008 |
| JB L638SC |
Schaefer, Lola M. |
Abraham Lincoln
|
1999 |
| JB L638TH |
Thomson, Sarah L. |
What Lincoln Said
Integrates Abraham Lincoln's famous words into the narrative, revealing the inspiration and determination that led to his greatest achievements.
|
2009 |
| JB L638TR |
Trumbauer, Lisa |
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
|
2008 |
| JB L638TU |
Turner, Ann Warren |
Abe Lincoln Remembers
|
2001 |
| JB L638US |
Usel, T. M. |
Abraham Lincoln : A Photo-Illustrated Biography
|
1996 |
| JB L638VE |
Venezia, Mike |
Abraham Lincoln : Sixteenth President 1861-1865
|
2005 |
| JB L638VN |
Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth |
When Abraham Talked to the Trees
|
1999 |
| JB L638VN |
Winters, Kay |
Abe Lincoln : The Boy Who Loved Books
|
1999 |
| JB L638WA |
Waldman, Neil |
Voyages: Reminiscences of Young Abe Lincoln
Through three voyages on the Mississippi River, a young Abraham Lincoln matures in the world and gives careful consideration to the issue of slavery.
|
2009 |
Books: Fiction
Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
| CALL # |
AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
| J BRAND |
Brandeis, Gayle |
My Life with the Lincolns
In 1966 Illinois, twelve-year-old Wilhelmina, convinced that she, her parents, and sisters are Abraham Lincoln's family reincarnated, determines to keep them from suffering the same fates, which is complicated when she and her father become involved in the civil rights movement.
|
2010 |
| J COMICS GRAPHICS ASSAS |
Olson, Kay Melchisedech |
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
|
2005 |
| J COMICS GRAPHICS GETTY |
|
Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
Brings a detailed, comic-book style to depicting the Battle of Gettysburg; the national movement to create a memorial there; and the quiet day in 1863 when Lincoln delivered his galvanizing speech.
|
2009 |
| J MAZER |
Mazer, Harry |
My Brother Abe: Sally Lincoln's Story
Forced off their land in Kentucky in 1816, nine-year-old Sarah Lincoln, known as Sally, and her family, including younger brother Abe, move to the Indiana frontier.
|
2009 |
| J OSBOR |
Osborne, Mary Pope |
Abe Lincoln at Last!
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Washington D.C. in the 1860s where they meet Abraham Lincoln and collect a feather that will help break a magic spell.
|
2011 |
| JE BORDE |
Borden, Louise |
A. Lincoln and Me
|
1999 |
| JE BRYANT |
Bryant, Jen |
Abe's Fish: A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln
Young Abe Lincoln learns the meaning of selflessness and freedom when he encounters a soldier on a country road and gives up his prized possession: a fish he caught for the family's evening meal.
|
2009 |
| JE HOPKI |
Hopkinson, Deborah |
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek : A Tall, Thin Tale
|
2008 |
| JE MALAS |
Malaspina, Ann |
Finding Lincoln
In segregated 1950s Alabama, Louis cannot use the public library to research a class assignment, but one of the librarians lets him in after hours and helps him find the book that he needs.
|
2009 |
| JE RABIN |
Rabin, Staton |
Mr. Lincoln's Boys: Being the Mostly True Adventures of Abraham Lincoln's Trouble-Making Sons, Tad and Willie
|
2008 |
| JE REISS |
Reiss, Mike |
The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln
|
2003 |
| JE WINN |
Winnick, Karen B. |
Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
|
1996 |
| JER BRENN |
Brenner, Martha |
Abe Lincoln's Hat
|
1994 |
| JER FRITZ |
Fritz, Jean |
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln: The Story of the Gettysburg Address
|
1993 |
Non-print Materials: DVDs, Videos and Recorded Books
Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Web Sites
Abraham Lincoln Educational Links
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/educate.htm
A collection of links to Lincoln's Own Words, Writings About Lincoln, Images and Places, Biography, and Classroom Resources.
Abraham Lincoln for Primary Children
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/education/educate.htm
A First Grade class's website all about Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/
Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois.
Abraham Lincoln Learning Games and Activities for Kids
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/abraham-lincoln/
Facts, coloring pages, puzzles and more all about our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Learning Activity
http://www.alincolnlearning.us/16thpresident/
An online learning activity focusing on Lincoln's presidential years.
Civil War for Kids
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Children helped to create this site about the Civil War.
Gettysburg Address
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/gettysburg/
An online version of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address presented by Cornell University.
Gettysburg National Military Park Kidzpage
http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
Answers to many questions kids may have about the Civil War.
Lincoln Bicentennial Page for Kids and Young Adults
http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/for-kids/default.aspx
This site provides reading lists, an Honest Abe Quiz and Community Projects
ProTeacher! Abraham Lincoln Lesson Plans
http://www.proteacher.com/090158.shtml
This site links to games, crafts and other classroom activities suitable for children K-6.
Why Lincoln Was Called Honest Abe
http://www.first-school.ws/features/stories/lincoln-honest-abe.htm
Preschool printable activities and crafts.
If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please
check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing
you at the Library!
This list was created and is maintained by Childrens' Services Librarians.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info,
or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.
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