
Abraham Lincoln
by Ingri Parin D'Aulaire · Grades 1–4 · Biography
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri Parin D'Aulaire is on US reading lists at grades 1–4. It appears on 1 list: the Caldecott Medal. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Abraham Lincoln is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades 1–4
- Age range
- Ages 6–9
- Pages
- 64
- Reading time
- about 1h 10m (est.)
- First published
- 1939
- Genre
- Biography
- ISBN-13
- 9781893103610
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-23; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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Why it is assigned
This biography title is typically read at grades 1–4. Written in the 1930s; pairs with curriculum units on biography and caldecott medal; cited on the Caldecott Medal.
Themes
biography · caldecott medal · presidents · illustration
Where this book is recommended
Caldecott Medal
- recommended·1st gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1940 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1940 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1940 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·4th gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1940 Caldecott Medal winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is Abraham Lincoln?
- Abraham Lincoln is listed for grades 1–4. It appears on 1 book-award list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Abraham Lincoln?
- It takes about 1h 10m to read Abraham Lincoln (64 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 70 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Abraham Lincoln?
- Abraham Lincoln appears on reading lists for Caldecott Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Abraham Lincoln banned in schools?
- Abraham Lincoln does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does Abraham Lincoln explore?
- Central themes in Abraham Lincoln include biography, caldecott medal, presidents, illustration.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 1–4 — drawn from the book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.