What's the Big Deal About Elections
$12.99
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2020
Summary
From campaigns to voting booths, from local elections to national races, this fun and fact-filled book—now in chapter book format!—celebrates the fundamental American idea that “we the people” get to decide who runs the show.
A perfect way to start a conversation about American elections with young readers.
Did you know that we have more than ninety thousand state and local governments in the US? Or that Election Day celebrations two hundred years ago featured marching bands a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593116401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593116402 |
| Author: | Ruby Shamir, Matt Faulkner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Philomel Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 135mm x 6mm |
| Series: | What's The Big Deal About |
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Critics Review
Praise for What’s the Big Deal About Elections:“An informative introduction to the importance of voting, and a great choice for group reading choice before election season.” –School Library Journal“An empowering choice.” –Kirkus Reviews“This latest entry into the What’s the Big Deal about … series is an upbeat discussion starter.” –Booklist
About The Author
Ruby Shamir
Ruby Shamir worked at the White House in the Clinton administration for three and a half years, for two of which she served in the First Lady’s office, and she also led Hillary Rodham Clinton’s New York Senate office. Now she’s an award-winning children’s book author and literary researcher in the Bronx, New York, where she lives with her husband and three children. She is the author of the What’s the Big Deal About … series.
Matt Faulkner is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator with forty books to his credit. He is married to author and children’s librarian, Kris Remenar, and they live with their two kids and two cats in the lower right hand corner of Michigan.
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