Rappaport, Doreen.  Abe’s Honest Words:  the Life of Abraham Lincoln.

      Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.   New York:  Hyperion, 2008. ISBN:978-

      142310408-7 Dewey 973.7 

Summary

An illustrated biography of Lincoln.

Media

Large artwork fills ¾ of each spread.  The portraits show a wide range of emotion.  Illustrations are color saturated and have a glow within and interesting detail to savor.  Great combination of art and text.

    Literary

    Devices

Use of quotes in text.

Curriculum Connection

History, art, biography

Grades 5-8

Rating

5Q  5P

Theme/extra

Endpapers feature a timeline, reading list and websites.