Lincoln and Kennedy

(Hardback)

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An insightful picture book biography comparing two of our nation's most popular presidents. President Abraham Lincoln grew up in a one-room log cabin. President John F. Kennedy was raised in the lap of luxury. One was a Republican and one a Democrat. They lived and served a hundred years apart. Yet they had a number of things in common. Some were coincidental: having seven letters in their last names. Some were monumental: Lincoln's support for the abolitionist movement and Kennedy's support for the civil rights movement. They both lost a son while in office. And, of course, both were assassinated. In this illuminating book, Gene Barretta offers an insightful portrait of two of our country's most famous presidents

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A New York Public Library Notable Best Nonfiction Book For Children
An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
A Pennsylvania Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book

"Lincoln and Kennedy don't immediately lend themselves easily to a side-by-side picture-book analysis. Kudos to Barretta, then, who is stunningly successful at creating such a book by pausing at key moments of each man's life to see what he's facing and enriching the biography of both by comparison. . .
this will obviously catch the eye of social-studies teachers, but the lively illustrations and inviting approach will entice independent readers as well"--The Bulletin

"The text reads easily, but it's the cartoonish illustrations--big, bold, and set in cleverly designed pages--that will immediately grab kids' attention. . . Engaging"--Booklist

"Lincoln and Kennedy is a marvelously original and important book. I can't think of a better way to interest young readers in American history." --Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty! The American Revolution

Author Bio

Gene Barretta has written and illustrated many award-winning books, including Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives, the recipient of a Cook Prize Honor from Bank Street College of Education; Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci; and Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. genebarretta.com