Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend)
By Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by John Hendrix
Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.4
Lexile Measure®: 600L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: Not Available
Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Historic Figures
- Friends and Friendship
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
Just in time for the 200th anniversary of his birth comes this ingenious picture book of historical fiction about our 16th President of the United States. It’s a tale of two boys who get themselves into more trouble than bear cubs in a candy store during the year 1816. Abe is only seven years old, and his pal, Austin, is ten.Abe and Austin decide to journey down to Knob Creek. The water looks scary and deep, and Austin points out that they don’t know how to swim. Nevertheless, they decide to traverse it. I won’t tell you what happens, but let’s just say that our country wouldn’t be the same if Austin hadn’t been there to help his friend.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Deborah Hopkinson is the author of such award-winning children’s books as Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings; A Band of Angels, and for the "Dear America" series, Hear My Sorrow.
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