Covering the Newbery (#67): Lincoln: A Photobiography
1988: Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Original Cover:
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My Redo:
Side by Side:
Verdict: I like this one. Mine doesn’t use a photo, which seems kinda crazy, but I like how it uses words (in this case, the text of the Gettysburg Address) to resemble a well-known photo of Lincoln.
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(Source image “Lincoln : Gettysburg Address text” http://flic.kr/p/xVM4U)
Filed under: Covering the Newbery, Covers
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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This one is a beauty!
I agree. Clever and pretty awesome.
I wasn’t sure how you could do this one better, but I think this may be your best cover yet! Well done and so visually (and texturally) appealing!
Thanks – all credit goes to the cool image I found on Flickr.