Standing in for Lincoln Green
Standing in for Lincoln Green

Author: David Mackintosh

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

Published: 2014-01-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007463015

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What if you could have a handy stand-in to do all the things that you don't want to do? Lincoln Green has a double, someone who looks just like him, a match. Lincoln's own mother can't tell the difference between him and You Know Who. Which is great for Lincoln Green. He has much more important things to do than tidying up, putting away and sorting out, so they're all going on the list for his trusty stand-in. But Lincoln Green's not the only one who doesn't like doing things they don't like doing. It's not long before You Know Who has teamed up with Billy the kid next door, which is a lot more fun than doing things for Lincoln Green.

I am Abraham Lincoln
I am Abraham Lincoln

Author: Brad Meltzer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0803740832

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Each picture book in this series is a biography of an American hero, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that made the person heroic. (Cover may vary) The heros are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. This book spotlights Abraham Lincoln who always spoke his mind and was unafraid to speak for others.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Abraham Lincoln's compassion made him a great leader. You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!

Abe Lincoln's Dream
Abe Lincoln's Dream

Author: Lane Smith

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1596436085

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From the bestselling author of "It's a Book" comes a funny, touching tale about the legacy of America's greatest president. Full color.

The Colour Code
The Colour Code

Author: Paul Simpson

Publisher: Profile Books

Published: 2021-10-07

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1782832424

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How is The Colour Code different to other books on colour? Well, the short answer is that it is a whole lot more fun - not least because it is extensively illustrated. We don't just get a story about Mummy Brown (the pigment made from Egyptian mummies), we see a painting created with pigments from the remains of French kings. We are reminded of the blue/gold dress that swept Twitter, view paintings by Mondrian (red ones sell for higher prices) and Van Eyck (he invented an enduring green), and inspect the red soles of Louboutin shoes. We see what lumps of Indian yellow look like, while reading what they are made of (strained cow's urine). We get to see the latest most vibrant pigment - YinMn Blue - and have a real estate agent's tour of Frank Sinatra's ranch (he was obsessed by orange). We see William Morris's arsenic-inflected wallpapers and hear about whether wallpaper killed Napoleon. We encounter the pink pussy hats worn on the Women's March and Elvis's pink jackets from Lansky's in Memphis, take in a history of the black dress from Audrey Hepburn to Princess Diana and a rare black chicken (even its eggs are black) from Indonesia. Featuring a cast of actors, artists, chemists, composers, dentists, dictators, fashion designers, film-makers, gods, musicians, mystics, physicists, poets, quacks, tigers and tycoons, The Colour Code will change the way we all perceive the spectrum - and see the world.

The Best Friends in My Life Vol 3
The Best Friends in My Life Vol 3

Author: Reader John

Publisher: Balboa Press

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1504318102

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SUDDENLY PANTHER AND HAMISH APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME DEMANDING WE HURRY UP AS BREAKFAST WAS BEEN SERVED. PANTHER JUMPED INTO MY ARMS AND SAID. “COME ON ADAM EVERYONE’S WAITING AND WE HAVE THINGS PLANNED FOR THIS MORNING, AND WHY IS IT YOU ARE ALWAYS THE LAST TO APPEAR.” “I AM SORRY BUT MARY AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING.” “YEAH, YOU’RE ALWAYS TALKING, CHATTER AND MORE CHATTER.” “THAT’S ENOUGH FROM YOU YOUNG MAN,” I SAID AS I DROPPED HIM ONTO THE CARPET WHEREBY HE AND HAMISH SCAMPERED INTO THE DINING ROOM INFORMING THE REST OF THE FAMILY WE WERE COMING. I LOOKED OVER AND SAW FATS WHO HAD A BIG GRIN FROM EAR TO EAR. I THOUGHT WHAT’S HE GOT TO BE SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. PERSONALLY, FOR MYSELF I DIDN’T FEEL IN THE MOOD CONSIDERING MARY WAS INTERFERING IN MY THOUGHT PATTERNS MAKING ME WELL AWARE THAT I WOULD NEED TO TELL THEM WHAT SAINT BERNADETTE DISCUSSED WITH ME. I DECIDED TO SIT AND GET BREAKFAST OVER WITH AND TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION. IT WAS TIME TO FIND A SOLUTION I NEEDED TO SET UP A DIALOGUE WITH MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ESPECIALLY NOW THE GEESE ARE FLYING AROUND. WHAT’S THAT ALL ABOUT, WHY?

Stand and Deliver!
Stand and Deliver!

Author: David Brandon

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2011-09-30

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0752468200

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Why is the highwayman largely perceived as a romantic, glamorous and gallant figure? How is it that men who were really nothing more than bandits, who were often gratuitously violent, sometimes murderers and rapists as well, have become the swashbuckling heroes of history? To put their roles in context, the book probes into the economic, social and technological factors that at certain times made highway robbery highly lucrative and which help to explain why some of its exponents eventually disappeared from the scene. Finally, the legacy of the highwaymen on pub signs, in films and in fiction is discussed. Informative, stimulating and entertaining, from the pen of a true enthusiast, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the dramatic, murky underworld of history.

Courting Mr. Lincoln
Courting Mr. Lincoln

Author: Louis Bayard

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2020-02-11

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1643750445

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“Riveting . . . Enticing.” —The Washington Post “Exquisite.” —People “A triumph of a novel.” —Bookreporter.com “Rich, fascinating, and romantic.” —Newsday A Washington Post Bestseller * A Indie Next Pick * An Apple Books Best of the Month for April * A People Magazine Best Book of the Week When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one’s short list to be president. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with an interest in debates and elections, at first finds this awkward country lawyer an enigma. “I can only hope,” she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, “that his waters being so very still, they also run deep.” It’s not long, though, before she sees the Lincoln that Speed knows: an amiable, profound man with a gentle wit to match his genius, who respects her keen political mind. But as her relationship with Lincoln deepens, she must confront his inseparable friendship with Speed, who has taught his roommate how to dance, dress, and navigate polite society. Told in the alternating voices of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed, and inspired by historical events, Courting Mr. Lincoln creates a sympathetic and complex portrait of Mary unlike any that has come before; a moving portrayal of the deep and very real connection between the two men; and most of all, an evocation of the unformed man who would grow into one of the nation’s most beloved presidents.