I am Abraham Lincoln

Excellent children’s book that combined beautiful comic-style illustrations with a catchy narrative about a very famous historical character. The storyline is clear, interesting and well-told in such a manner that children can relate to young Abraham while they learn about 1840-1860’s. The colourful hard covered booklet comes very well presented. And thus it makes a brilliant present. Our daughter is a little older than the target audience at 9 years of age already into more serious literature. However she already has a few other books in this range and she adores each of these books. She has also been reading them to her younger brother - who is more interested in the colourful pictures than in Abraham Lincoln. The range of topics in this series can’t be praised enough. The only comment I would make it that the majority is US history oriented. The good thing is that the range addresses slightly less common famous historical characters. Our children now has a small collection of these books. These fairly thin and short booklets are not cheap. but as should be clear; they are really nice. And of good very good quality.

The 5 star reviews on all of the books in this series don't lie. I have every one so far in my classroom library, just purchased "I Am Helen Keller" and am eagerly anticipating "I Am Martin Luther King, Jr." I would review each one individually if I had the time. There's not much to be said that other reviewers haven't covered but these are absolutely fantastic biographies for young readers. As a Kindergarten teacher, as high a priority as superheroes, princesses, and other fantasy characters are in their lives, my students are always fascinated by stories about real people in history and amazed that these people actually lived, did very real and very important things, and were kids once, too. What I love, other than the appealing and detailed illustrations, is how perfectly the author handles the often "difficult to explain to a five year old" topics that made the subjects of the books noteworthy. It's so hard to find biographies for early elementary kids that don't water down historical information but still present it in a very age-appropriate way like these do. Young children can and should learn about racism, slavery, prejudices, life challenges, and other tough topics and it can definitely done in a way they understand. Beyond that, the recurring message is that otherwise normal people with lives, families, and circumstances similar to their own can do amazing things and change the world for the better. That's not only incredibly powerful for them, it's something that they take away from the stories without it even having to be explained. Just as a recent example, I currently have a student who is enthralled with all things science and is dead-set on being a scientist when he grows up. By chance, he picked out the book on Albert Einstein, we read it together, and he beamed when he found out who Einstein actually was and learned what led him to become a scientist. It's also incredibly interesting to read anecdotes and facts about the childhoods of these famous historical figures get an otherwise rare glimpse at what they were like growing up. Each time I read one to my class, I learn a number of things I've never heard before. I'm excited to see that Meltzer is continuing to regularly add to the series and will purchase any others that he puts out. They're all great but, in addition to Lincoln, we also particularly enjoy Rosa Parks and Jackie Robinson.

Every book in this series is amazing, highly recommended for every kid that loves to read.

This book was a part of the new series that I recently came across and I instantly fell in love. All the books in these series are based on true stories and the story is very encouraging. They are a bit expensive but I can assure you good quality visuals, story and paper and binding quality. We also bought I am (Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King and Helen Keller) from the series. My son is 4 and he is a bit young to understand the real meaning, but I am happy to have introduced these books to him, early!

Brilliant premise