Highlights the life and achievements of the sixteenth president of the United States, discussing his childhood years, his rise through politics, and the major decisions he made as president during the Civil War.

 

This book was recognised in the Nonfiction - Transitional category by the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award.

This book is part of a book series called Who Was? .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 104 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Janet B. Pascal is an Executive Production Editor at Viking Children's Books and the author of Who Was Dr. Seuss? , Who Was Maurice Sendak? , Who Was Abraham Lincoln? , and What Is the Panama Canal?