Was Abe Lincoln absent-minded? Indeed! President Lincoln came up with a trick involving his stovepipe hat to nudge his memory! Fascinating anecdotes and historical context enrich this expanded biographical picture book that brings to life one of our nation's most revered presidents.

Long before he became the 16th president, Abe Lincoln started out as a frontier lawyer. He resorted to sticking letters and notes deep inside his hat so they stayed handy. Adapted from the Step into Reading leveled reader of the same name, author Martha Brenner has revised and enriched her original text to include more historical material and resources for those who want to explore this captivating figure further. Illustrator Brooke Smart's clever art makes history more appealing than ever. Including both humor and painful, hard-hitting American history, this new edition traces Lincoln's evolution into a compelling commander-in-chief during a contentious time in our nation's history. Young readers will be intrigued!

亚伯·林肯（Abe Lincoln）健忘？的确如此！于是他想到了一个主意，就是用他的大礼帽，来加强记忆力！迷人的轶事和历史背景丰富了这本传记性图画书，让美国备受尊敬的总统栩栩如生。

早在成为第16任总统之前，亚伯·林肯就是一名律师了。他把信件和纸条深深地粘在帽子里，以便随时取用。本书改编自同名的兰登分级读物，作者玛莎·布伦纳（Martha Brenner）修订并丰富了她的原文，为那些想进一步探索这个迷人人物的人提供了更多的历史材料和资源。插画师布鲁克·斯马特（Brooke Smart）的巧妙艺术让历史比以往更有吸引力。

本书既展示了幽默的美国历史，也展示了痛苦的、令人震惊的美国历史。小读者们追踪美国历史上备受争议的时期，了解林肯如何成为一个令人信服的总统。