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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/22/13

Looking at Lincoln


AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Maira Kalman

PUBLISHER: Nancy Paulsen Books              PUBLICATION DATE:  2012
GENRE: Historical Fiction             
 READING LEVEL: Kindergarten-3rd Grade 
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A little girl sees Lincoln's Memorial and starts wondering about our 16th president.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: 2nd grade- Make a Abraham Lincoln craft. This craft should leave room for the students to write. The writing activity will be, "If I met Lincoln Today, I would..."
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Bree Danforth, Valdosta State University