Robert E. Jakoubek

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Jakoubek provides an informational and interesting account of the events leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The book begins by discussing Lincoln's presidency and some details of the Civil War, along with the months leading up to its conclusion. This informational book is also interesting in that it goes into detail about John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy plans many months before the assassination. It describes his show more detailed kidnapping plot and highlights co-conspirators, which many children may not know about.

The book goes into detail why Booth wanted to kidnap and then murder the President, and describes what happened in the aftermath of the assassination, such as Booth and his conspirators' capture and the presidential succession of Andrew Johnson. The book is written clearly and in a suspenseful manner. It also includes many original photographs of the time, which aid the reader in visualizing the people that were involved in these events.

As a teacher, I recommend implementing this book as additional reading when discussing the Civil War or the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. It provides a comprehensive overview of the events leading up to the assassination, as well as Booth's initial plan of kidnapping the President for ransom, which many students may not know. show less

At the young age of 3, James Farmer knew he wanted to change the world. James Farmer was raised during a time when the country was divided due to segregation. Farmer used Ghandi as a mentor to guide him in peaceful solutions for his protests against segregation. Farmer promoted peaceful protests, and encouraged those involved to stand up for equality of all. After becoming apart of many important organizations and doing peaceful speeches around the country. James and other got to gather and show more decided to drive to the south in a greyhound bus with colored and whites mixed together to protest. Making themselves known as the Freedom Riders. James and the freedom riders took a brave step by doing so, they were hated, beat and even put in jail for such acts. However James never lost sight of his purpose, he eventually lived to see segregation end and was even appointed by President Nixon. After a long life of fighting for justice farmer became a professor where students can hear first hands accounts of Farmer's own crusade for peace, justice, and human dignity. show less

This is one of the critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans with straightforward and objective writing and photographic illustrations. Language level and illustration content suitable for 6th grade +.

This book goes into great detail about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The book discusses what happens right before and after his death. Students would find it useful when studying about Lincoln or if doing a project on him.