Abe's honest words the life of Abraham Lincoln

An introduction to the life and career of America's 16th president.

Main Author:	Rappaport, Doreen.
Other Authors:	Nelson, Kadir (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Juvenile nonfiction. Presidents > United States > Biography > Juvenile.

Summary:	An introduction to the life and career of America's 16th president.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781423104087 1423104080
Author Notes:	Doreen Rappaport has written numerous award-winning books for children, including Freedom Ship and The School Is Not White (both illustrated by Curtis James); Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , a Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrated by Bryan Collier; and John's Secret Dreams: The Life of John Lennon , also illustrated by Bryan Collier. Kadir Nelson is the illustrator of many books for children, including Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, an NAACP Image Award winner, a Caldecott Honor Book, and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner; Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner; Please, Baby, Please and Please, Puppy, Please , by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee; and Will Smith's Just the Two of Us , also an NAACP Image Award winner. He is also the author/illustrator of We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball .