SuitabookAbe Lincoln
Kay Winters
- Reading
- Read the verse and pictures together, pausing to notice what each scene reveals; use the concluding note to explore what the main story leaves for later.
- Themes
- Books, learning and words: Lincoln’s love of books and learning is linked with his later public life; the closing message emphasises his use of words. The book presents this favourably.
- Family change and loss: The childhood account includes the death of Lincoln’s mother and his father’s remarriage. The events are part of the life story, but their emotional treatment is not established.
- Worth knowing
- These family changes may prompt questions about loss and changing family life.