Finding Lincoln (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780807524350)

Honor Book, 2010 Horace Mann Upstanders Book Awards
A 2010 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
2010 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Grades Pre K-3
A 2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner
2009 NAPPA Gold Winner
2011-2012 Show Me Readers Award Nominee List (Missouri)

Louis needs to write an essay for school about young Abraham Lincoln. But it's 1951 in Alabama, and African Americans cannot use the public library. Mama says one day soon they'll be able to check out books, but Louis isn't going to wait! When he makes a brave journey into the "whites-only" library, something surprising and wonderful happens - he meets a brave young librarian. Ann Malaspina's moving story and Colin Bootman's rich paintings evoke the troubles and triumphs of days not long past. Includes a note on the history of racial segregation in public libraries, a brief history of Abraham Lincoln's life, and an "If You Want to Read More" listing.

Author: Ann Malaspina
ISBN-10: 0807524352
ISBN-13: 9780807524350
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 10.94h x 8.78w x 0.38d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 132289 / Finding Lincoln

Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2009 pg. 80
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2009
Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 54
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 63
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw