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He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their college-graduate twin sons (who also make an appearance in each Ordinary People Change the World book). He is the author and illustrator of the picture books The Yawns Are Coming! and The Giggles Are Coming! and the graphic novels Cosmic Commandos and Monster Mayhem. (And did you know that a picture of Brad is hidden in every book in this series?)Ĭhristopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career at Marvel Comics, and has worked on thousands of comics, including his own Cow Boy and Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius. He lives in Florida with his wife and their three children. He also helped find the missing 9/11 flag with his History Channel television show Brad Meltzer’s Lost History. A virtue this person embodies: Abraham Lincoln's compassion made him a great leader.Brad Meltzer is the New York Times bestselling author of Heroes for My Son, Heroes for My Daughter, The Lincoln Conspiracy, and a number of suspense novels like The Lightning Rod. Facts that make great conversation-starters Childhood moments that influenced the hero Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable I am Abraham Lincoln is written by Brad Meltzer and published by Dial Books. Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it, Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to biography.

Photos that bring the story more fully to life A timeline of key events in the hero’s history One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. This book spotlights Abraham Lincoln who always spoke his mind and was unafraid to speak for others.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. The heros are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. Brought up in Brooklyn and Miami, Brad is an alumnus of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School. Each picture book in this series is a biography of an American hero, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that made the person heroic. Brad Meltzer is an American 1 New York Times bestselling author of mystery and thriller novels.

I am abraham lincoln by brad meltzer