Abraham Lincoln was six foot four inches tall and weighed about lbs Though slim his physical strength was almost legendary 2 It was rare that Lincoln as a grown man was called Abe He preferred to be called simply Lincoln even after becoming President He very much disliked the use of Mr 3 Asa lawyer Lincoln had few equals He mainly took cases that he personally believed in and never charged more than a client could reasonably pay so his fees were usually small It was a letter from an eleven- year old girl which first prompted Lincoln to grow a beard On Oct 15 Grace Bedell wrote In part if you will let your whiskers grow you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin George Washington enjoyed raising dogs Some of the names of his favorite dogs were Drunkard Trueman Lady Duchess and Though always pictured as very serious Washington actually had a good sense of humor He was a hard worker but he liked to have fun He laughed readily and enjoyed many different hobbies COMPOSE Carefully examine the picture of Alfie Alligator trying to compose music Which of the circular pieces at left fits the empty circle in the picture 1988byNEA A Abe Lincolns Birthday by WilmaHays 4 The story of just one day in young Abe lire his twelfth birthday Mr Lincoln Whiskers by Burke Davis 3 At Ihe suggestion of a young girl Abraham Lincoln grows a beard George Washington Freedom by Stewart Graff Grs 1 A readable easy biography that tells the story of Washington life as General President and family man Though you may never be President you can still be an outstanding person You can start by making a special effort to be pleasant and helpful to everyone you meet A composer writes music by arranging the elements of music in a meaningful order Three of these elements can be found In the shapes below Unscrambling the letters in the squares will give you one element unscrambling the circles will provide the second element the triangles the third element A Robin Little girls are made of sugar and and everything nice Brad All the more reason to stay away from them Robin What do you mean Brad They re fattening Whats the hardest thing about learning to ride a bike A The pavement What room can no one enter A A mushroom See how many words of at least three letters you can make using the letters in Abraham Lincoln and George Washington You may Its possible to get nine words GEORGE WASHING0t ABRAHAM LINCOLN ion 6 an iutq in Mw O f uamv Darken In each area containing a dot and you have the name of a very famous German composer He was a brilliant student who began his career at the age of 15 He was born in and died in