This charming book shows how president Abraham Lincoln loved animals. Few people in the 19th cent. worried about the welfare of animals. Lincoln was unusually kind to animals. He did not like to hunt, though he lived at a time and in a place where men often shot animals and birds. From early childhood, he believed that animals, as well as people, should be treated fairly and with compassion. This book tells of Abe's life as a boy, where he refused to shoot animals and protects them from harm. As a young lawyer in Springfield, he saved baby birds that blew down from their nest, and took good care of his horse and dog.

As president in Washington, D.C., he let his family fill the White House with pet rabbits, dogs, cats, and even goats. Bibliography. Illus.