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When Abraham Lincoln's mom died, she left him a book and the wish to read it every day. The words were hard to figure out sometimes, but he tried again and again when chores were finished and the quiet had come. Abraham Lincoln's love for words the reading, writing, and speaking of them began when he was young. Though his early years were filled with hardship and loss, he had a hunger for learning and persisted in his determination to develop the skills he would need later in his life.When Abraham Talked to the Trees offers young readers an inspiring glimpse of a historical giant who at their own age had to struggle against the odds to learn the skills that they, too, are working to develop. Author Elizabeth Van Steenwyk's anecdotal story reveals the character of the boy who grew up to be an American president known for his brilliance, wit, and humanity; while Bill Farnsworth's warm oil paintings beautifully capture the time, place, and circumstances of young Abraham's life.

   林肯的媽媽過世後留給他一本書，希望他每天閱讀。書裡的文字有的很難懂，但他還是利用做完家事和安靜休息的時間，不斷努力閱讀。
   林肯從小熱愛文字，他不斷閱讀、寫作和演說，雖然童年生活艱苦又匱乏，卻澆不熄他對學習的熱切渴望，他更以堅定的決心，裝備自己日後人生所需要的各種能力。
   這本書能夠激勵小讀者，使他們看見這位歷史的巨人在和他們相同年紀時，如何克服困境努力學習和成長。作者透過這個真實的故事，清楚呈現這位被喻為美國史上最有才華、深具智慧和幽默感的總統，童年時期所彰顯的人格特質。插畫家則是以溫暖的油彩，鮮活的描繪了林肯童年的時代、生活的環境與地方。