Abe Lincoln Grows Up

A redesigned issue of the beautifully told story of young Abe Lincoln, drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's original biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. Black-and-white illustrations by James Daugherty.

  A Child's Introduction to Lincoln

Sincerelyornot of Oregon, 6/22/2011

An obvious but easily missed fact of childhood: famous people were once children too. Learning about the US presidents can get a little intellectual. Seeing how one grew up, from a kid like me into someone who has more books written about him than I'd read by fourth grade... that made him real to me.

Focus: The pre-presidency Abe Lincoln, how he grew up, who influenced him, and what kind of life he led. His presidency gets less than a paragraph, which means that the most influential

Bonus points for: Large print for younger readers, and for avoiding the more historically controversial aspects of Abe's presidency (for which, lets face it, you need at least a high school vocabulary).