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Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eleanor Roosevelts book on citizenship for young people now revised and updated for a contemporary audience. In the voice of one of the most iconic and beloved political figures of the twentieth century comes a book on citizenship for the future voters of the twenty-first century. Eleanor Roosevelt published the original edition of When You Grow Up to Vote in 1932, the same year her husband was elected president. The new edition has updated information...
3) Vote!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using a campaign for mayor as an example, shows the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free! On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation--The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom,...
8) Democracy
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Learn about democracy, what it is, how it began, and how the United States came to be a democratic republic. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea Clubhouse
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the framing of the Declaration of Independence and the meaning of the document, describing the circumstances leading to the Revolutionary War and some of the challenges faced by the men who wrote the document.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides background information on the people and events connected with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and briefly examines the contents of the document itself.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the political situation in America at the time of the troubles between England and her colonies there and describes how the Declaration of Independence was written and accepted.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A Supreme Court justice's first job is upholding the US Constitution. The path to becoming an esteemed justice is long and the process for appointment can be very controversial. In addition to an introduction to this important branch of the US government, the main content and complementary sidebars relate becoming a justice to positions of student leadership readers themselves may hold."--
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses events leading up to the 1986 Iran-Contra scandal, wherein the Reagan administration sold guns to Iran in exchange for hostages and assisted rebels trying to overthrow the government of Nicaragua.
Author
Series
Encyclopedia of presidents volume 33
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Harry S. Truman, a Missouri Senator, was elected vice president with Franklin Roosevelt in 1944. Only three months after taking office, Truman was thrust into the presidency when Roosevelt died. Truman approved the first use of nuclear weapons against Japan in August 1945, hoping to end World War II quickly and reduce casualties. He also acted to contain the spread of world Communism, beginning the "Cold War" with the Soviet Union. In 1948 he was...
18) What are the Articles of Confederation?: and other questions about the birth of the United States
Author
Publisher
Lerner
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Answers questions about the Articles of Confederation and the circumstances around its creation and dismissal.
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