As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
(4)
4-6DK Biography series.
These biographies trace the private lives and political careers of two U.S. presidents. The readable texts incorporate anecdotes (e.g., in a letter, a young girl suggests Lincoln grow a beard) into the presentation of basic facts. Period photographs, reproductions, an illustrated header, and sidebars appear on almost every page, making the layouts busy and crowded. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these DK Biography titles: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.