This past weekend, I attended the Illinois Reading Conference in Springfield, Illinois. While I was there, I bought a truckload of books, including I am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer. This book is a mini-biography about Abraham Lincoln in a graphic novel format. Brad Meltzer, the book's author, won an Eisner award for his comic book, Justice League of America. Besdies I am Abraham Lincoln, Meltzer has written other books in his "Ordinary People Change the World" series: I am Amelia Earhart, I am Rosa Parks, I am Albert Einstein, and others.
Meltzer's book follows Abraham Lincoln from childhood through his presidency. His love for animals, people, and justice are highlighted in this text. Some minor artistic liberties are taken once in a while to add humor, but for the most part, this book stays very true to Lincoln's life.
My students were very engaged when I read this book to them. They enjoyed that it depicts Lincoln's life in a graphic novel format. I give this book five stars out of five. This book will be one I use year after year when I teach about Abraham Lincoln!
Pixie's Thoughts:
Woof! I love that this book promotes kindness to all people and animals! I give this book 5 stars for its great message!
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| Here I am (in the blue sweatshirt) with a teacher friend at the Illinois Reading Conference. |
Brad Meltzer's Author Page
HI my name is snowflake. I am reading magic puppy by sue Bentley. IT has a golden puppy with shiny blue eyes on the cover.
ReplyDeleteHi, Snowflake! Super nice to meet you! Wow! I love that you are reading about a puppy! Would you tell me more about it after you have read some of it? I like to hear about books about other doggies! Woof! Talk to you soon!
DeleteI am not on that book yet but i am reading judy moody md the doctor is in.
DeleteSnowflake, are you still reading Judy Moody: The Doctor is in? What is it about ?
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pixie i am not reading judy moody. now i'm reading just grace. It is about grace wants to be a flower girl.
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Hello, Emmy Rossum! Nice to meet you! I am a chihuahua pug. People call the kind of dog I am "chug." Please tell me about the book you are reading now! It was great to get your post!
DeleteHi pixie me again Emmy rosumm the book im reading now is called,The Sisters Grimm, its a mystery its about two girls and there father said that there grandma was died and there father died after that and the 2 sisters were sent too the orphanage the an old lady came and said she was there grandma her name was mrs.grimm sabrina the older sis thought she was lying becuase there father said that there grandma was deid back in the text.daphne disagreed whith her sister and she ate the ladys food and all that stuff anyway bbbbyyyyy!!!!
DeleteEmmy, did you finish reading The Sisters Grimm book yet? How did it end? I can't wait to find out!
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hi again pixie im sorry to say but i did not finish the book but anyway now im reading 4 chap books that are really long 1 of them is from home the others are not from home there from school!!anyway bye
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ReplyDeleteHello, Ninja Turtle! It was very nice to get your post! Please to meet you. I am interested in hearing about the book, Super Buddies, because it is about dogs. Will you tell me what is happening in the story. Thank you, Ninja Turtle!
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