A review by pagesofpins
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary by Candace Fleming

3.0

The depth of this biography really makes it more ideal for middle schoolers, but those younger than 6th grade who want to flip through a comprehensive "scrapbook" of stories and photos detailing the lives of the Lincolns will find this book interesting. I knew very little about them, and this collection of stories, articles and pictures shows us what the wealthy Mary and backwoods Lincoln had in common, what they were like behind the scenes as they survived mourning, war and presidency together. Many facts I didn't know and details I never thought about, and definitely a lot of colorful stories. My favorite was their rambunctious son riding a chair turned sled pulled by a goat through a roomful of proper ladies in the White House, screeching at them to move it. While many readers won't read all of this book, it is a great candidate for berry-picking. Let the secondary classes flip through it and find bits of the Lincolns' lives that interest that student.