Lincoln books

With the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birthday approaching, the number of books available on the topic is staggering. I have been carefully picking and choosing (aka practicing responsible collection development) for several months now trying to get a mix of fiction and non-fiction juvenile titles that will be useful for the collection and the classroom. Here are a few recent selections:

• Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln
• Lincoln Shot! A Presidents Life Remembered
• Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Life
• Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin, Tale

This morning the December edition of Booklist was in my mailbox and I selected general titles for the circulating collection that will be of use to education majors student teaching in high school history and social studies, as well as students taking history courses at the college.

• Mrs. Lincoln: A Life
• Best American History: Assays on Lincoln

I have not finished juvenile selections, but there may be one or two to enhance what has already been added. So far, my personal favorites of the group are Lincoln Shot! A Presidents Life Remembered, it has a unique presentation, and Lincoln Through the Lens. As a result of casual book-talking in the library, both are currently checked out through the end of the term