内容简介
FromthetimehewasayoungboyroamingtheforestsoftheunsettledMidwest,AbrahamLincolnknewinhisheartthatslaverywasdeeplywrong.Avoraciousreader,Lincolnspenteverysparemomentofhisdaysfillinghismindwithknowledge,fromhistorytoliteraturetomathematics,preparinghimselftoonedayleadthecountryhelovedtowardsgreaterequalityandprosperity.Despitetheobstacleshefacedasaself-educatedmanfromthebackwoods,Lincolnperseveredinhispoliticalcareer,andhiscompassionandhonestygraduallyearnedhimthetrustofmanyAmericans.Aspresident,heguidedthenationthroughalongandbittercivilwarandpennedthedocumentthatwouldleadtotheendofslaveryintheUnitedStates.ThepassionforhumanitythatdefinedLincoln’slifeshinesthroughinthismomentousfollow-uptoMartin’sBigWordsandJohn’sSecretDreams.ToldinDoreenRappaport’saccessible,absorbingprose,andbroughttolifeinpowerfulillustrationsbyKadirNelson,Abe’sHonestWordsisanepicportraitofatrulygreatAmericanpresident.
作者简介
DoreenRappaporthaswrittenseveralaward-winningbooksforchildren,includingTheSchoolIsNotWhite!,illustratedbyCurtisJames;Martin’sBigWords,aCaldecottHonorBook,aCorettaScottKingHonorforIllustration,andaJaneAddamsChildren’sBookAwardwinner;FreedomRiver,anALANotableBookandwinnerofaCorettaScottKingHonorforIllustration;andJohn’sSecretDreams:TheLifeofJohnLennon,allillustratedbyBryanCollier.RappaportlivesandwritesinupstateNewYork.