Title: Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Author: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Copyright Date: 2008
What it’s about:
This book is about the life of Abe Lincoln. It’s a very kid friendly and simple version of his life. It goes through his entire life. It starts out when he was a young boy in Kentucky. Then it talks about how his mother died and that his father remarried. It goes into how the family moved to Indiana then to Illinois and the jobs he held while living there. Then it talks about how he moved to New Orleans and that he didn’t like the slavery he saw there. It talks about his love for books and education. Then it goes into his political career and his career as a lawyer. The book also gives an example of how he got the nickname of “honest Abe.” It says that because he was a lawyer that never told a lie his clients would call him honest Abe. The book goes more into his political career and how he worked to abolish slavery. It also talks about the Civil War and Lincoln’s affect on it. The book ends with his assassination and how he never got to see what came of all his hard work. Throughout the entire book there are parts of speeches that Lincoln gave on every page because the focus of the book is how his words got him to the presidency. Related subjects:
The book is history based because it goes through Abraham Lincoln’s entire life.
It relates to the Civil War because it directly talks about it.
It also relates to the topic of slavery because the books talks about how Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery.
Some vocabulary from the book would be: perpetual, election, occupation, slavery, Civil War, presidential, liberty, etc.
Standards and NCSS Themes:
8.3.5.A: Compare and contrast common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups in United States history.
8.3.5.B: Illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history.
NCSS Theme: Time, Continuity, and Change.
Grade Level:
I would choose 5th grade because it’s a subject that is covered in that grade and because the vocabulary in this book is on a 5th grade level.
Use of the book:
I may use this book as a read aloud if we were studying Abraham Lincoln specifically, but if we were studying the Civil War as a whole then I would put this book in a center for the students to look at during reading time.
Book Review
Introduction:
- Title: Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Doreen Rappaport
- Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
- Copyright Date: 2008
What it’s about:This book is about the life of Abe Lincoln. It’s a very kid friendly and simple version of his life. It goes through his entire life. It starts out when he was a young boy in Kentucky. Then it talks about how his mother died and that his father remarried. It goes into how the family moved to Indiana then to Illinois and the jobs he held while living there. Then it talks about how he moved to New Orleans and that he didn’t like the slavery he saw there. It talks about his love for books and education. Then it goes into his political career and his career as a lawyer. The book also gives an example of how he got the nickname of “honest Abe.” It says that because he was a lawyer that never told a lie his clients would call him honest Abe. The book goes more into his political career and how he worked to abolish slavery. It also talks about the Civil War and Lincoln’s affect on it. The book ends with his assassination and how he never got to see what came of all his hard work. Throughout the entire book there are parts of speeches that Lincoln gave on every page because the focus of the book is how his words got him to the presidency.
Related subjects:
- The book is history based because it goes through Abraham Lincoln’s entire life.
- It relates to the Civil War because it directly talks about it.
- It also relates to the topic of slavery because the books talks about how Abraham Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery.
- Some vocabulary from the book would be: perpetual, election, occupation, slavery, Civil War, presidential, liberty, etc.
Standards and NCSS Themes:- 8.3.5.A: Compare and contrast common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups in United States history.
- 8.3.5.B: Illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts, and places critical to United States history.
- NCSS Theme: Time, Continuity, and Change.
Grade Level:- I would choose 5th grade because it’s a subject that is covered in that grade and because the vocabulary in this book is on a 5th grade level.
Use of the book: