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Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The ultimate guide to the US Constitution--and the history of the US through the law of the land--for middle grade readers ages 10+. The book decodes the original document with a direct translation of the text, dissecting every word, phrase and idea. Then it connects the document to major historical figures and events using full-color illustrations and examples of how the document works in practice.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The highest law in the United States isn t written in modern English. Yet students are expected to know and understand much of what it says, as well as facts about how and why it was written. Readers are presented with the most important points of the history of the Constitution and its contents in this book. The main content gives simple explanations of important social studies curriculum topics, from the compromises needed to write the Constitution...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Ada and Bea are on a tour of Washington, DC, learning all about the US Supreme Court, from its founding in 1789 to today. Along the way, they hear from the Constitution, important justices, and key figures from landmark cases, such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education, gaining an understanding of how the Court has shaped our lives"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
In May 1787 delegates from across the country--including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin--gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press are three of the core American values outlined in the Constitution. Constitutional Rights explains these and other rights contained in one of America's key founding documents."--Publisher's website.
13) The Constitution
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Simple text, graphics, and photographs describe the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and its Amendments.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young People
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A redesigned and updated visual celebration of the Constitution and its framers includes an illustrated Preamble, an explanation of the Constitution's significance, the story of its ratification, and a reproduction of the original document.
16) The Constitution
Author
Publisher
Children Press
Pub. Date
1995
Description
Describes the need for unification in a growing country and discusses the problems and decisions of the men who drafted the Constitution of the United States.