Throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln tried to make life easier for others. Then during the darkest days of the Civil War, when everyone needed hope, President Lincoln cleared a path for all Americans to a better future.
Peggy Thomas is the author of more than fifteen books for children
and young adults, including the award-winning picture book For the
Birds- The Life of Roger Tory Peterson, as well as her picture
books about historical agriculture, including Farmer George Plants
a Nation, Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation, and Full of Beans.
Stacy Innerst is a painter, children's book artist, and educator.
His books have received a host of starred reviews and have been
honored with The New York Times/New York Public Library Best
Illustrated Children's Books Award, The SCBWI Golden Kite for
Picture Book Illustration, as well as several Gold Medals from the
Parents' Choice Awards. Visit stacyinnerst.com.
★ "Why have another book about Abe Lincoln in your library
collection? Because this one is special. [It] provides an
excellent backdrop for studying various policies in the U.S.
government that exist today. It is an impeccable book to
introduce the figure of Abraham Lincoln and initiate more research
into his life and legacy." —School Library Connection, starred
review
"Beginning with his family’s creation of a farm out of woodland
when he was 7 and ending with the Emancipation Proclamation, the
narrative follows Lincoln’s life experiences as farmer,
entrepreneur, and self-educated statesman, all the way to the
presidency. Innerst creates engaging, sepia-toned scenes with
watercolor-based artwork, and the design of the spreads, with dark
paper and handwritten lettering for quotations from Lincoln’s
writings, gives the feel of old documents." —Kirkus
Reviews
"A great non-fiction picture book choice for elementary through
high school. Whether an introduction to Lincoln as president, or a
unit starter for a government class – so many ways to use
it. And I love the on-going thread of “Clearing a
path”. The subtitle may be about an agricultural legacy,
but his legacy is much deeper." —Kiss the Book
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