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Lincoln's legacy is everywhere - there he is on your penny and five-dollar bill. And we are still the United States because Lincoln helped hold them together. But who was he, really? The little girl in this video wants to find out. Among the many other things, she discovers our sixteenth president was a man who believed in freedom for all, had a dog named Fido, loved Mozart, apples, and his wife's vanilla cake, and kept his notes in his hat.

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Touching on lesser known aspects of Lincoln's life (including the fact that he used his top hat to carry notes, loved Pippin apples, and especially enjoyed Mozart's The Magic Flute), as well as his defining role in the Civil War, this historical short is recommended.

Touching on lesser known aspects of Lincoln s life (including the fact that he used his top hat to carry notes, loved Pippin apples, and especially enjoyed Mozart s The Magic Flute), as well as his defining role in the Civil War, this historical short is recommended.

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Maira Kalman is the author-illustrator of numerous picture books, including Looking at Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. She is also the illustrator of the Printz Honor Winning Book Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler. Her artwork has appeared on a dozen New Yorker covers, and her watches, clocks, accessories and paperweights have been featured at the Museum of Modern Art store. She lives in New York City.

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