{"id":2031,"date":"2009-11-16T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T19:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2031"},"modified":"2009-11-16T14:26:35","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T19:26:35","slug":"teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-a-picture-book-of-abraham-lincoln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/11\/16\/teaching-civics-with-childrens-literature-a-picture-book-of-abraham-lincoln\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Civics with Children’s Literature: A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Abraham Lincoln is a very important historical figure that many elementary grades study as part of our American hertiage. A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln by David Adler<\/a> is a book to use with the lower grades when studying Abraham Lincoln and his importance to American history.\u00a0 The book includes the major life events and contributions of Lincoln. Adler uses just the right amount of details and texts for the younger grades to understand. The illustrations are simple and colorful to hold a child’s attention.\u00a0 The reader will need to be prepared to explain to\u00a0young children some of the events Adler explains in the book and the illustrations that the Wallner’s depict in their pictures.\u00a0 For example, the shooting of President Lincoln and the auctioning of a slave standing in chains. The last page of the book offers a short time line of important events in Lincoln’s life.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections
\n<\/strong>A Picture Book of Abraham Lincon <\/em>is a good picture book to use as part of a civics lesson related to famous Americans.\u00a0 It is an easy book for children to understand American\u00a0history from this time period. In Virgina, this book relates to social studies Civics SOL 2.11.\u00a0 It would also be appropriate to use in kindergarten and first grade when studying about historical accounts of Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n

Addition Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a fun way to make Abe Lincoln’s log cabin <\/a>using pretzels and chococlate icing.<\/p>\n

A web based site <\/a>with various activities for primary students about Abe Lincoln.<\/p>\n

Activities, worksheets and crafts for President Lincoln<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Book<\/strong>: A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
\nAuthor<\/strong>: David A. Adler
\nIllustrator<\/strong>: John and Alexandra Wallner
\nPublisher<\/strong>: Holiday House
\nPublication Date<\/strong>: 1989
\nReading Level<\/strong>: Ages 5-8
\nPages<\/strong>: 26
\nISBN<\/strong>: 0590103717<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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