Democratic Values: A Kid's Guide

by Cari Meister

Overview

Liberty. Freedom. Equality. Honesty. Respect. All of these values are important when electing our officials. Readers learn about democratic values and how they play a part in our elections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543591415
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Kids' Guide to Elections Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	700L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Cari Meister has written more than 130 books for children, including the Tiny series (Penguin) and the Fast Forward Fairy Tales series (Scholastic).  Cari is a school librarian and she loves to visit other schools and libraries to talk about the joy of reading and writing.  Cari lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, four boys, one horse, and one dog.  You can find out more about her at www.carimeister.com.

Table of Contents

What Is a Democratic Value? 4

Liberty 8

Equality and Individual Rights 12

Civic Duties 16

Be a Good Citizen 22

What You Can Do 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

timed to correlate to the 2020 presidential election; fair and balanced viewpoints; aligned with C3 framework; engaging, kid-friendly language

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2020

Gr 3–5—Various aspects of U.S. elections are introduced to elementary school students in these age-appropriate volumes. Brief facts are included. Colorful pictures of recent presidential campaigns complement the text. The narratives are mostly factual, if not engrossing. Unfortunately, there are errors in Voting ("Election Day is always the first Tuesday of November in an election year") and Political Parties, which points out the Democratic Party was founded in 1828 then states that was more than 200 years ago. VERDICT Libraries should definitely pass on Voting and Political Parties. The other titles should be considered additional purchases.

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