Written by Louise Borden

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A. Lincoln and Me

• Written by Louise Borden
• Illustrated by Ted Lewin
• Presented by Jesilyn Bergmann

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Imagine A Man Who

• dropped out of grade school
• ran a country store
• went broke
• took 15 years to pay off his bills
• took a wife and had an unhappy marriage
• ran for House, lost twice
• ran for Senate, lost twice

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• had an audience indifferent
• was attacked daily by the press and despised by
  half the country

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• Is this man really capable of becoming someone?

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• This man was Abraham Lincoln, and he did become
  someone...

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• He was a man with a big heart (Borden 1999),
  and the will to succeed...
• and he did just that!

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Lincoln and Ben

• Lincolns story is told through this warm and
  inviting childrens book,
  A. Lincoln and Me.
• The character of the teacher shares the story of
  Abraham Lincoln to comfort a young boy in her
  class, Ben.

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• Ben, a boy skinny as a beanpole and tall for his
  age (Borden 1999), is often laughed at and
  picked on by those around him.
• Mrs. Giff, Bens teacher, shares with her class
  the heart-felt story of Abraham Lincoln-who once
  was laughed at himself.
• Everybody laughed at Lincoln when he said he
  would be president...

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• but nobody laughed at him when he led the country
  out of the Civil War.
• Similar to Lincoln, Ben is laughed at and made
  fun of, but there are times when everybody
  realizes Bens size can come in useful.
• Ben begins to wonder if he will amount to
  anything...

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• Will he?
• Will others begin to accept Ben for who he is,
  and who he may become?
• Will Ben see he can do anything he puts his mind
  to, even if he is discouraged by others?

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• Read A. Lincoln and Me, to find out if Ben rises
  above and beyond the laughter of his peers.
• Perhaps Ben will be the next A. Lincoln!

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• Always bear in mind that your own resolution to
  succeed is more important than any other thing.
• Abraham Lincoln

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References

• Borden, L. (1999). A. Lincoln and me. New
  York Scholastic Press.
• Himes, J.C. (1996). The wit and wisdom of
  Abraham Lincoln. New York Gramercy Books.