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A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going OnJuly 9, 2008
Posted by Alison Morris on July 9, 2008 | Comments (14)
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Jenn commented: I got to see Sarah Thompson's <i>What Lincoln Said</i> a couple of weeks ago, and can attest that it's lovely!
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On kenny commented: Swanson's Chasing Lincoln's Killers is a ya adaptation of his manhunt, an excellent book. Some older kids will also enjoy Swansons' Lincoln's Assassins, 9780061237621. Though produced as a pictorial extension of Swanson's Manhunt,it stands entirely on it's own, and has some amazing photographic stills taken of Booth's co-conspirators while they were in custody on a ship.
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Carol McCarthy commented: Tyndale's "The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln" is very good too... just came out in May I believe.
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Kevin A. Lewis commented: Let's not overlook "I, Elizabel"-the gripping historical drama of how young Abe Lincoln's doomed romance with a misunderstood teen vampiress changed the course of the nation's destiny...
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On ShelfTalker commented: Oh, we will DEFINITELY be hosting a midnight launch party for THAT one, Kevin!! And I can't wait to have a t-shirt that reads "Team Abe"!
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Carol Chittenden commented: Good news: Feb. 12, 2009 is also the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin, prompting at least one book, from Candlewick. So after people have bought all 74 new Lincoln titles, plus a few of the 123 already published, they’ll be up for a dab of Darwin on the side.
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On bob alunni commented: Don't forget to check out Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer 9780060773342 coming this fall--an interesting book that covers his literary influences and his progression as a writer.
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Kay Winters commented: And I hope that some older Lincoln titles like my Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter, published by S and S will not be overlooked in the flood of new Lincoln titles. When I do school visits I find that children are amazed to discover that Abe's parents couldn't read or write, and that books played such an important role in Lincoln's life as he walked out of the wilderness into the White House.
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Bradi commented: Ooligan Press, located in Portland, OR, is releasing the conclusion to their Lincoln Out of Time trilogy in February. The books are titled: Abraham Lincoln, A Novel Life; Good Friday; and Lincoln's Daughter. They take an "alternative" look at Lincoln as he time travels to 1955. Fun and interesting reads!
July 9, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On CuriousCity commented: WHAT LINCOLN SAID by Sarah L. Thomson uses Lincoln's own WORDS to tell the story of his life and presidency. Thomson's writing weaves around Lincoln's perfectly. When Lincoln says of the war, "I cannot bear it..." you hardly can. So nicely done.
July 10, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Anne commented: I'm a fan of Abraham Lincoln for Kids by Janis Herbert - she has a fun, easy-to-read style of writing and lots of great crafts to go along with it, too (it's not a new book - came out a year or two ago maybe? - but it's one of my favorite Lincoln books).
July 11, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Ellen Mager commented: Alison,
July 11, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On drk commented: Not to mention all the websites dedicated to lincoln. i found this one just about how tough lincoln was and whether or not he would win in a fight against rutherford b hayes, of all people. www.thewashingtonpugilist.com My money is on lincoln, even if he was depressed
October 5, 2008
In response to: A Whole Lotta Lincoln Going On Laurel Leder commented: I was priviledged to be at the Wisconsin Reading Association convention last June with Candace Fleming. She was wonderful and spoke of how she did her research on The Lincolns, A Scrapbook, and how she lived and grew up in the land of Lincoln. She grew up near many of the now famous sites of Lincoln and she brings her joy and wonder of the history of this famous president to her book. I can't wait for it to come out and to find a way for her to sign it for me. What a wonderful woman.
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If you're a big Abe Lincoln fan, then this could be your year. February of 2009 will mark the 200th year since old Abe's birth, prompting towns all over the U.S. to host Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations and publishers to roll out the Lincoln lore like there's no tomorrow.
