Thelonious bernard biography of abraham lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln
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| Alias(es): | Honest Abe Mr. Pennyface[1] Five-dollar bill guy[2] |
| Hair: | Black |
| Occupation: | 16th President of the United States |
| Relatives: | Wife:Mary Lincoln |
| First appearance: | "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" |
| Voiced by: | Hank Azaria |
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Abraham Lincoln (nicknamed "Honest Abe"), was the 16th President of the United St
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Children's Biography
REPRESENTATIVE WORKS
OVERVIEWS AND GENERAL STUDIES
CRITICAL APPROACHES TO CHILDREN'S BIOGRAPHIES
CHILDREN'S BIOGRAPHIES ON ETHNIC AND MINORITY FIGURES
FURTHER READING
Biographies of important cultural, social, and historical figures written for juvenile and young adult audiences.
INTRODUCTION
Children's biography is among the most popular forms of juvenile nonfiction, and several works in the genre have been recognized with major book awards, among them, a pair of Abraham Lincoln biographies—1939's Caldecott Medal-winning Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire and Russell Freedman's Lincoln: A Photobiography (1987), which won the 1988 Newbery Award. Yet, despite the genre's continuing relevance, appeal to children, and importance towards young adult education, it remains a highly specialized field in which the demands of accuracy, general interest, and usage are often debated by both critics and educators. Many children's li
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Honorary Board
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winning and seven-time Emmy nominated filmmaker. A director and producer of documentaries, narrative films, and commercial spots, she most recently completed the documentary Gumbo Coalition, which follows visionary Civil Rights Leaders, Marc Morial and Janet Murguia. It takes the audience on an intimate journey into their lives, homes, and the family histories that motivate their mission to achieve a more just and equitable country at a dramatic crossroads in American history. It was the center-piece and premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival, and internationally at IDFA. She has also directed and produced upwards of forty films throughout her career, including Desert One, about the daring US Special Ops mission during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, featuring intimate interviews with President Carter, New Homeland, documenting a group of refugee children from Syria and Iraq who experience a summer camp