If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln [Paperback]

Ann Mcgovern (Author), George Ulrich (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: If You.

If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln
--Would you have to work hard?
--What kinds of games would you play?
--What would your school be like?

This book tells you what it was like to grow up on the frontiers of Kentucky and Indiana, in the prairie town of New Salem, Illinois, and in the city of Springfield, Illinois, during the early 1800s.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book examines with accuracy and wit the boyhood and youth of the rail-splitter in the context of his time and culture, focusing on New Salem and Springfield, Ill." -- Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10/10/66

About the Author

Ann McGovern was born and raised in New York. She was fascinated by reading and has been doing so ever since she was a little girl. Ms. McGovern also enjoys travelling and has been to every continent. McGovern worked at Scholastic, Inc. and created the See-Saw Book Club. She left in 1967 to devote all of her time to writing. Many of McGovern’s books are about nature, ecology, history, adventures around the world, biographies of heroic women, retelling folk tales, and the world beneath the sea, reflecting her own avid interests in these topics. Her books have won many awards including “Author of the Year,” given by Scholastic’s Lucky Book Club. Her four children and three grandchildren all scuba dive.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Updated edition (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590451545
• ISBN-13: 978-0590451543
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( L ) > Lincoln, Abraham
  • #97 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > United States > 1800s

More About the Author

Ann McGovern is the author of over 55 books for children and sales of her books exceed 30 million. She is the author of the classics STONE SOUP and TOO MUCH NOISE, as well as several IF YOU LIVED... books.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln, November 3, 2003

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Maria (Pomona, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book with my 7 year old son. The perspective that it gives, that is looking at what the past was like in real everyday terms, helped him to get a grasp of what kinds of advances there have been in 200 years. The language was appropriate for the age and the illustrations supported the text. This book could be used in many ways in a classroom or homeschool situation. I recommend it for anyone trying to convey the difference between past and present to a child.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How Did They Live That Way?, February 27, 2007

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James Charnock (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

"In summer, everyone went barefoot most of the time. People carried their shoes to church. Then put them on to go inside"--from book.

You'll also find answers to questions like the following about Abe Lincoln's time: How would you send a letter? What were school teachers like? What could you buy in Springfield (Abe's hometown)? What was house furniture like?

This and much more interesting information about Lincoln's time await you. But a previous reviewer has a good point: Why is there nothing about blacks and slavery? The fact that it was mostly farther east may account for this omission, but still a mention would have been informative.

The Creative Teacher: Activities for Language Arts (Grades 4 through 8 and Up)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you grew up with Abraham Lincoln by Jessie (homeschooled), February 12, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)

If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln is written by Ann McGovern. This book is about Abe Lincoln's life on the frontier, in town , and in the city of Springfield, IN. It also talks about his election to the Presidency. When Abe was a boy he slept in a loft. Later in a village called New Salem, he opened a store. Then he worked as a lawyer in Springfield. When the year 1860 came, Abe found out he had been elected President! My favorite part of this book is when McGovern mentions that Abe slept on the counter in his store in New Salem. I give this book five stupendous stars!