The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
by Candace Fleming
A scrapbook format ingeniously presents the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2008
Word Count 79,736
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 125959
- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.)
- Married people--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Presidents' spouses--United States--History--19th century--Sources--Juvenile literature
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Washington (D.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources--Juvenile literature
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources--Juvenile literature
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Lincoln, Mary Todd
- Married people
- Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature
- Presidents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Presidents
- United States
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882--Juvenile literature
- Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
- Presidents--United States--History--19th century--Sources--Juvenile literature
- 19th century
- Presidents--United States--Biography
- Presidents' spouses
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Lists With This Book
- Lincoln's 200th Year
- 10 - Oct. Book-a-Day Almanac
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Awards & Distinctions 6

Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2020
Honor, 2009

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2019
Winner, 2009

Notable Children's Books, 1995-2019
Commended, 2009

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009

Fanfare, 2001 - 2019
Selection, 2008

Lasting Connections, 2006 - 2018
Selection, 2008
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