Political Parties: A Kid's Guide

by Cari Meister

Overview

Right or left. Blue or red. Donkeys or elephants. What are political parties all about? Readers learn all about the different politcal parties in America an how they play a part in our elections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496692252
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/15/2021
Series:	Kids' Guide to Elections Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	8 - 11 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

It's a Party! 4

Why Do We Have Political Parties? 6

Two-Party System 12

Third Parties 24

What Do You Think? 28

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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