Awards
- Short-listed for Red Clover Award 2010
Overview
"This ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and ""Booklist"" Editors' Choice is an ingenious historical fiction picture book about the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It's a tale of two boys who get themselves into more trouble than bear cubs in a candy store. The year is 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. ""From the Hardcover edition."""
Full Product Details
Author: Deborah Hopkinson ,
John Hendrix
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 29.40cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.463kg
ISBN: 9780375937682
ISBN 10: 0375937684
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 09 September 2008
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2008: What you can know for sure is that this is a book you should add to your shelves. Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2008: [J]ust how do you handle a legend? Deborah Hopkinson has found a way, and it's a winner. Starred Review, Booklist, September 15, 2008: This unusual and often amusing picture book offers much more than an illustrated reminiscence. From the Hardcover edition.
Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2008: <br> What you can know for sure is that this is a book you should add to your shelves. <br><br>Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2008: <br> [J]ust how do you handle a legend? Deborah Hopkinson has found a way, and it's a winner. <br><br>Starred Review, Booklist, September 15, 2008: <br> This unusual and often amusing picture book offers much more than an illustrated reminiscence. <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.
Starred Review, School Library Journal, September 2008: <br> What you can know for sure is that this is a book you should add to your shelves. <br>Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, October 2008: <br> [J]ust how do you handle a legend? Deborah Hopkinson has found a way, and it's a winner. <br>Starred Review, Booklist, September 15, 2008: <br> This unusual and often amusing picture book offers much more than an illustrated reminiscence. <p> From the Hardcover edition.
Author Information
"Deborah Hopkinson is the author of ""Sky Boys"" ""How They Built the Empire State Building,"" a ""Boston Globe-Horn Book ""Honor Book and ""A Boy Called Dickens. ""She lives in West Linn, Oregon. John Hendrix is the illustrator of ""A Boy Called Dickens"" by Deborah Hopkinson and the chapter book ""How to Save Your Tail ""by Mary Hanson. He teaches illustration at Washington University in St. Louis, where he lives with his wife, Andrea, and son, Jackson. ""From the Hardcover edition."""
