Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
by Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer, and Stacy Innerst
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Humor
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2010
Word Count 1,818
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 136123, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & First Families (U.S.)
- Joking
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Laughter
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Juvenile literature
- Presidents--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Joking--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- Political aspects
- 19th century
- Laughter--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Humor in the workplace
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Lincoln, Abraham
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature
- Civil War, 1861-1865
- History
- Presidents
- United States
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor | General
- Laughter--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- Humor in the workplace--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathleen Krull
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Stacy Innerst
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 7
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathleen Krull
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Stacy Innerst
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Author Interviews 6
Interview with Kathleen Krull
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Interview with Kathleen Krull
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On rhyming words with Kathleen Krull
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On fresh spins on stories with Kathleen Krull
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On humanizing history with Kathleen Krull
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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