Where Lincoln Walked [Hardcover]

Raymond Bial (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998 | Age Level: 8 and up

Includes a brief biography of President Lincoln, a list of locations where he walked, and photographs of places, buildings, and objects significant in his life.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-6?Another of Bial's beautifully executed photo-essays. This one follows Lincoln's footsteps over the backroads of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. The crisp, understated compositions inspire readers to imagine Nancy Hanks just out of camera range near the rustic hearth of her old one-room cabin. In another cabin interior, children can imagine a long-legged youth climbing the pegs to the loft. They can see logs being split with wooden pegs and a broom leaning against the doorway of the Berry-Lincoln store in New Salem, IL. The work tables in the Lincoln-Herndon law office in Springfield look as though the partners have just stepped out. Readers can almost hear the noisy laughter of the Lincoln sons as they roughhouse around the rooms of their Springfield home. Bial's expressive text is as outstanding as his full-color photographs, a rich informative narrative that begs to be read aloud. This title concludes with a map, a list of places to visit, an excellent list for further reading, and a useful index.?Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
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Gr. 3^-6. Bial's photographs illuminate this unusual biographical portrait of Abraham Lincoln, unusual in that it concentrates on the years before he became president, and its illustrations show places familiar to Lincoln rather than Lincoln himself. A few photos of Lincoln and his family appear at the beginning and end of the book and on the endpapers, but almost every page in between offers a clear, beautifully composed photo of a midwestern landscape, site, or artifact. Pictures include a view down the Sangamon River (where Lincoln once traveled by flatboat), the Lincolns' house in Springfield, and a copy of his first inaugural address. The text itself reads well and combines well with the illustrations to create a vivid impression of the man and his world. Carolyn Phelan

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802786308
• ISBN-13: 978-0802786302
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,892,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Raymond Bial (pronounced Beal) is the author and photo-illustrator of more than one hundred critically-acclaimed books for children and adults, including Amish Home, Frontier Home, The Underground Railroad, Where Lincoln Walked, One-Room School, Ghost Towns of the American West, Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side, Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River, The Super Soybean, and many others. A skilled photographer, he works with ease in both color and in black and white. Working with both film cameras and digital equipment, he is best known for his versatility in portraiture, landscapes, and still lifes, and his sensitivity toward the people, places, and objects portrayed in his images.
The subjects of Raymond's books range from farm life to American social and cultural history. Appealing to young and old alike, his books are ideal choices for parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians to share with children. His most recent photo-essays are Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty, and Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River, published by Houghton-Mifflin, and The Super Soybean, published by Albert Whitman. He has also written three popular collections of mystery fiction for children: The Fresh Grave and Other Ghostly Stories, The Ghost of Honeymoon Creek, and most recently Shadow Island: A Tale of Lake Superior, published by Bluehorse Books. His books have received numerous awards from the American Library Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Children's Book Council, and many other organizations. He lives with his wife, Linda, and children, Sarah and Luke, in Urbana, Illinois. His daughter Anna, who illustrated two of Raymond's books, is a fashion designer in New York City.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A history teacher's review, December 6, 2008

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DWD "DWD's Reviews" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Where Lincoln Walked (Paperback)

A wonderful little history mostly about Lincoln's pre-Presidential life. Lots of full color pictures of such places as Lincoln's mother's home in Kentucky, Lincon's boyhood home in southern Indiana and his law offices in Springfield. The author, Raymond Bial, took most of these pictures himself. He has a good eye for photography and does a great job with the text and the captions.

Recommended for budding young history buffs, classrooms and the hardcore Lincoln collectors.

4.0 out of 5 stars I love history books, December 29, 2010

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This review is from: Where Lincoln Walked (Paperback)

I saw this book sitting on my grand-daughter's end table and read some of it. I found it very interesting, easy to read and with colorful history information about Abraham Lincoln, the man. She had it checked out of her local elementary school library. When I returned home I wanted to finish reading it. I have really enjoyed reading it and will add it to my Research Library at home for future reference.

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for both children and grown-ups. A must read., February 9, 2010

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Shekhar Scindia "bestoflife" (Edison, NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where Lincoln Walked (Paperback)

A great life portrayed very sensitively by a great author! A must read for the whole family.