Alameda County Library Celebrates the 200th
Birthday of America’s 16th President!
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: a Tall, Thin Tale 
By Deborah Hopkinson
In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven-year-old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.
Abe Lincoln: the Boy Who Loved BooksBy Kay Winters
Describes how Abe Lincoln used books to change his life, and how he, in turn, changed the world.
Abraham Lincoln Comes Home 
By Robert Burleigh
Told through the eyes of a young boy, the sober mood of the country after the Lincoln assassination is presented as he and many other mourners wait to pay their respects to their fallen president as Lincoln’s funeral train travels from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.
Abe Lincoln Loved Animals
By Ellen Jackson
Many people know about Abraham Lincoln’s legacy as president. But few know about his love and compassion for animals.
Lincoln: a Photobiography 
By Russell Freedman
Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.
The Lincoln’s: a Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
By Candace Fleming
Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln’s backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers 
By Karen Winnick
The true story of Grace Bedell, who suggested that Abraham Lincoln grow a beard.
Second Sight
By Gary Blackwood
In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot.
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