O captain, my captain : Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War / words by Robert Burleigh ; illustrations by Sterling Hundley.
Nonfiction picture book recounts how President Abraham Lincoln inspired the poet Walt Whitman during the Civil War.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419733581
- ISBN: 1419733583
- Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. |
Target Audience Note: | 890L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 6 1 503740. |
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Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rolla Public Library | JNF 811.3 BUR (Text) | 38256101711129 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
O Captain, My Captain : Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War
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O Captain, My Captain : Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War
Dramatic, lyrical, and beautifully illustrated, author Robert Burleigh and artist Sterling Hundley's picture book O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America's greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America's greatest presidents. Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman would often see Lincoln's carriage on the road. The president was never far from the poet's mind, and Lincoln's "grace under pressure" was something Whitman returned to again and again in his poetry. Whitman witnessed Lincoln's second inauguration and mourned along with America as Lincoln's funeral train wound its way across the landscape to his final resting place. The book includes the poem "O Captain! My Captain!" and an excerpt from "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," brief bios of Lincoln and Whitman, a timeline of Civil War events, endnotes, and a bibliography. "Engaging and picturesque . . . This book is a substantive contribution to the recognition of Walt Whitman and his place in American literary history for young readers." -- School Library Connection (Starred Review)