<BR>From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong.&nbsp; A voracious reader, Lincoln spent every spare moment of his days filling his mind with knowledge, from history to&nbsp;literature to mathematics, preparing himself to one day lead the country he loved towards greater equality and prosperity.&nbsp; <BR><BR>Despite the obstacles he faced as a self-educated man from the back woods, Lincoln persevered in his political career, and his compassion and honesty gradually earned him the trust of many Americans.&nbsp; As&nbsp; president, he guided the nation through a long and bitter civil war and penned the document that would lead to the end of slavery in the United States.<BR><BR>The passion for humanity that defined Lincoln's life shines through in this momentous follow-up to <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Martin's Big Words</I> and <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">John's Secret Dreams</I>.&nbsp; Told in Doreen Rappaport's accessible, absorbing prose, and brought to life in powerful illustrations by Kadir Nelson, <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Abe's Honest Words</I> is an epic portrait of a truly great American president.<BR>