内容简介
AbrahamLincoln,sixteenthpresidentoftheUnitedStates,ledthenationthroughitsdarkesthour-theCivilWar.FindoutaboutLincoln'schildhoodonafrontierfarm,howastrugglingsmalltownlawyerbecamepresident,andwhyhebecameoneofAmerica'smostreveredleaders.Inthisgroundbreakingnewseries,DKbringstogetherfreshvoicesandDKdesignvaluestogivereadersthemostinformation-packed,visuallyexcitingbiographiesonthemarkettoday.Full-colorphotographsofpeople,places,andartifacts,andsidebarsonrelatedsubjectsadddimensionandrelevancetostoriesoffamouslivesthatstudentswilllovetoread.Modernscholarshipandavarietyofnarrativeapproachesgivetoday'sreaderachancetoexploretheextraordinaryworldsofGeorgeWashingtonandAbrahamLincoln.Thisnewwayoflookingatclassicsubjectscreatesauniquereadingexperiencethatbreatheslifeintothebook-reportandsummer-readingrepertoire.
作者简介
TanyaLeeStoneisanaward-winningauthorofbooksforkidsandteens.StonewenttoperformingartshighschoolinNewHaven,CTandwentontomajorinEnglishatOberlinCollege(andstudyVoiceatOberlinConservatory).AftergraduationshemovedtoNewYorkandbecameaneditor.StonewasaneditorformorethanadozenyearsandhasaMastersDegreeinScienceEducation.SheteachesWritingforChildrenatChamplainCollege.AftermovingtoVermont,Stonebecameafull-timewriterandhaspublishedmorethan90booksforyoungreaders.Shewritespicturebooks,nonfiction,andYoungAdultfiction.Hernewestnonfictionbookshavegarneredsomemajorawards.AlmostAstronauts:13WomenWhoDaredtoDream(Candlewick09),receivedaBostonGlobe-HornBookHonor,JaneAddamsHonor,YALSANonfictionFinalist,OrbisPictusHonor,andwasawardedALA'sSibertMedalforthebestnonfictionbookforyoungreadersof2010.TheGoodtheBad,andtheBarbiewonSCBWI'sGoldenKiteAwardforthebestnonfictionbookoftheyearfor2011.HerYoungAdultnovel,ABadBoyCanBeGoodforaGirl(WendyLamb/RandomHouse)wasanIRAYoungAdultChoice,anALAQuickPicks,anNYPLBookfortheTeenAge,andSLJBookoftheMonth.Hernewestnonfictionpicturebooks,ElizabethLeadstheWay:ElizabethCadyStantonandtheRighttoVoteandSandy'sCircus:AStoryAboutAlexanderCalderreceivedstarredreviewsandwereputonseveralstateawardlists.ElizabethLeadstheWayisalsoanALANotable,anAmeliaBloomerAwardtitle,andaCBCNotableSocialStudiesBook.ForthcomingtitlesincludepicturebooksaboutElizabethBlackwellandJaneAddams,aswellasaYAnonfictionbookaboutthefirstblackparatroopersinWWIIcalledCourageHasNoColor.
