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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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10/7/14

Just A Few Words, Mr. Lincoln



TITLE:  Just A Few Words, Mr. Lincoln
AUTHOR: Jean Fritz
ILLUSTRATOR: Charles Robinson
PUBLISHER: Grosset and Dunlap
PUBLICATION DATE: 1993
GENRE: Nonfiction  
READING LEVEL: Ages 9+
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book covers the many various jobs that President Lincoln was responsible for. This book also gives the historical background of the Civil War and describes what was happening in America at the time. This book relives the Gettysburg Address and includes the actual text of the speech. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Divide the Gettysburg Address among students and have them recite the speech. Then ask students to write a paragraph summarizing the speech using their own words.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Kelsey Rice, Valdosta State University ECSE)



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