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Dark-hued watercolor illustrations subtly envelop this fabricated, though plausible tale from Abe Lincoln's childhood. When Abe's path crosses a soldier's, Abe's kind act may be the beginning to his understanding freedom. Interesting endnotes offer answers to many questions young readers might ask about Lincoln's childhood. A beautiful book.

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Young Abe Lincoln learns the meaning of selflessness and freedom when he encounters a soldier on a country road and gives him the prized fish he had caught for the family's meal, in a book with notes on the early life of the sixteenth president.
A fictional biography offers a look at the events and moments in young Abe Lincoln's life that shaped the great man and president he would later become, including his special meeting with a soldier from the War of 1812 and the loving home in which he was raised.
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. Includes author's note on the early life of the sixteenth president.

Here is the perfect book for celebrating Lincoln’s 200th birthday—and a unique way to illuminate our 16th president for today’s young readers. Based on an actual incident that occurred when Lincoln was just a boy, it shows that he, like so many children, wished he were taller (and it came true!); that he had a mischievous streak; that he loved words; and—most important—that even as a small child he puzzled deeply over the concept of freedom. Amy June Bates’s superb illustrations capture young Abe’s personality, the warmth of his home life, and the enduring power of his one-time chance meeting with a soldier from the War of 1812.

 

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