The Book Shelf: Lincoln: A Photo biography

Lincoln a Photo biography

Russell Freedman

160 Pages

Ages 9-12

Summary:

I have never really been one fore biographies. I love stories of fantastic or imaginary places. Therefore, it is no wonder that this book didn't really capture my imagination. This book details the life of President Abraham Lincoln from when he was but a small lad right up and past his assassination. You learn things about Lincoln such as his fierce drive in businesses that ended up failing and how he became a successful lawyer with less than one full year of formal education. All in all it is a good book. It has wonderful pictures of the time that few have seen before--many of which did pull at my heart. However, unless you thoroughly enjoy reading biographies, I wouldn't recommend this book.

The Original Purpose

This blog actually originated as a class assignment. The first "younger reading" class I took had each student create a different note card for every book they read. The note card was to have all of the information on the book as well as a brief summary and our reaction to what we read. With my children's literature class being the second class that required a similar assignment, I decided that a blog was more practical than trying to find some place to store several hundred 3x5 notecards. Thus the birth of "The Book Shelf." I hope you enjoy my insights.