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Stand tall, Abe Lincoln

Growing up poor in the backwoods of Kentucky and Indiana, Abraham Lincoln lost his mother before he was ten. But Sally Johnston, who married Abe's father a year later, brought a library of books to their log cabin home and turned young Abe's life around.

Main Author: St. George, Judith, 1931-
Other Authors: Faulkner, Matt (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2008.
Series: Turning point book
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Juvenile.
Summary: Growing up poor in the backwoods of Kentucky and Indiana, Abraham Lincoln lost his mother before he was ten. But Sally Johnston, who married Abe's father a year later, brought a library of books to their log cabin home and turned young Abe's life around.
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 0399241744 (reinforced) :
9780399241741 (reinforced) :
Author Notes: Judith St. George (born 1931) was an American author, most famous for writing So You Want to Be President? Author and illustrator David Small was awarded the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book. St. George wrote more than 40 books, most were historical fiction. She was born in Westfield, NJ and graduated from Smith College.

Saint George died on June 10, 2015; she was 84.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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