200 Years with Abraham Lincoln: One Man's Life and Legacy *
written by Helen Koutras Bozonelis

Readers will find out all about Lincoln's childhood, early employment, and election as our 16th president, as well as his critical work during the Civil War, including the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. Throughout the book, the author explores how Lincoln's ideas and legacy are still shaping the country today.

Activity Ideas
Ask students to create a timeline of events they feel helped to influence our country today. Go to Read Write Think and create the timeline. Students can print the final product.

*200 Years With Abraham Lincoln: One Man's Life and Legacy by Helen Koutras Bozonelis (Enslow Publishers, 2008)

Additional Intermediate Resource Books about Abraham Lincoln

Commander in Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

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by Albert Marrin (Dutton Juvenile, 2003)

A Day That Changed America: Gettysburg

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by Shelley Tanaka (Hyperion, 2003)

The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents

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by David W. Lange (Bowers and Merena Galleries, 2005)

Abraham Lincoln for Kids

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by Janis Herbert (Chicago Review Press, 2007)

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