True Stories About Abraham Lincoln

Title: True Stories About Abraham Lincoln

Author: Ruth Belop Gross

Readability: Grade level Equivalent: 3.3, Lexile Measure: 590L

Genre: Biography

Theme: American History, Civil War, The Presidency, Historic Figures, Civil War

Characters: Abraham Lincoln

Awards: NA

Published: 1973

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

ISBN: 0-688-08797-3

Summary: This book is a biography about Abraham Lincoln.  The book includes short stories from different times of Abrahams life. 

 

Classroom: The story could be used in a History class or within a Reading class.  Abraham Lincoln is an American Icon from History and students need to learn about his life.  Biographies are a great way to introduce students to different forms of writing narratives.