VoyagesILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 11–14 Grades: 6–9 Pages: 32 List Price: 16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 3/1/2009 ISBN: 1-59078-471-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-471-6 |
Travel with young Abe Lincoln as he journeys up and down the "Father of Waters," the legendary Mississippi River. Sit alongside him as he navigates his flatboat over dams, past rapids, and through shallow water. Sail with him to the bustling port of New Orleans, and back to his home in Illinois. Along the way, you’ll become familiar with his inner voice, as you share his deepest thoughts and feelings, and witness his struggle with the pressing ethical question of his day – whether or not slavery should be abolished. By journey's end, you’ll come to understand how Abraham Lincoln grew from a naïve, idealistic teenager into one of the greatest, most passionate thinkers our country has every known. Neil Waldman relied on primary resources to tell the story of young Abe Lincoln. His well-researched illustrations are rendered in acrylics, watercolors, pencil, and pen & ink on hot-pressed watercolor paper. Reviews"Imagine finding an old journal in the attic, a journal with pages worn and brown with age and written by Abraham Lincoln. That's the feeling readers will have when they pick up this handsome volume that tells the story of young Abraham Lincoln's voyages up and down the Mississippi, his pride at earning money by his own ‘honest labor’ and his horror at witnessing slaves being taken to auction in New Orleans. … [T]he art is striking…" "The nostalgic design, featuring a distressed sepia-toned appearance and the author’s own illustrations, further adds to the book’s appeal." |
