President Lincoln: From Log Cabin to White House

Gr 3–5—Demi's latest takes on our 16th president. The author covers Abraham Lincoln's birth and early life in a log cabin, his lack of formal education, his love of books and for animals, his study of the law, his marriage to Mary Todd, the birth of four sons, his election to Congress, his unsuccessful run for senator, his election to the presidency, the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and his assassination. Demi's detailed, signature-style illustrations are flat and simple while the text is straightforward. Lincoln is portrayed as an honest, religious, virtuous man who gave his life so that everyone could be free. A map of the United States in 1861, a copy of the Gettysburg Address, and two pages of interesting tidbits about the man's life are included. However, there is no bibliography, and though there are citations for the appended list of quotations, there is no documentation for the quotes interspersed throughout the text.