Written and illustrated by Maira Kalman
After seeing a man who reminds her of Abraham Lincoln, a young girl sets out to discover who the sixteenth president of the United States really was. She goes to the library, where she is fascinated by a “photo of his beautiful face.” The narrator goes on to discover facts about Lincoln’s early life, family, and political career. She learns about slavery, the Civil War, and Lincoln’s tragic death.
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