Fun Facts At six feet four inches tall, Abraham Lincoln was the tallest President. Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd, was from Kentucky. People did not think Lincoln was a handsome man. When a little girl named Grace Bedell wrote him a letter saying he should grow a beard, he did! Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Sequence Text Features Glossary Captions Illustrations Scott Foresman Social Studies ISBN 0-328-14390-1 ì<(sk$m)=bedja < +^-Ä-U-Ä-U by Kristin Cashore President Abraham Lincoln was famous for the speeches he gave. In this book you will learn why President Lincoln is so well known for the words he spoke and wrote. You will learn how his words made a difference during a very important time in history. Vocabulary shelter enslaved tradition independence Table of Contents Write to It! Think about something important that is going on in your school or in our country. Write a short speech that tells what is going on and how you feel about it. Give your speech in class. Try to help others understand how you feel about what is going on. Write your ideas on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Lincoln Teaches Himself ............................... page 2 2. Lincoln Debates with Douglas ..................... page 4 3. Lincoln Talks About Slavery......................... page 6 4. Lincoln Talks to Southerners ........................ page 8 5. Lincoln’s Words During the War ................. page10 6. We Remember Lincoln ................................ page14 ISBN: 0-328-14390-1 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East La