Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books

Kay Winters, , illus. by Nancy Carpenter. . S&S/Aladdin, $6.99 (40pp) ISBN 978-1-4169-1268-2

PW called this a "fine introduction to a president over whom, from boyhood, 'letters cast a magic spell.' " Ages 5-8. (Jan.)

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