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A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights: Curfews, Censorship, and the 100-Pound Giant
Contributor(s): Krull, Kathleen (Author), DiVito, Anna (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0380974975 ISBN-13: 9780380974979
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1999
Annotation: Which 462 words are so important that they've changed American history more than once? The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the crucial document that spells out how the United States is to be governed. Find out what the Bill of Rights is and how it affects your daily life in this fascinating look at the history, significance, and mysteries of these laws that protect the individual freedoms of everyone -- even young people.
-- Why did early American founders (like James Madison, Congressman from Virginia) argue that individuals needed a Bill of Rights to protect them from government?
-- Why is freedom of speech so thrilling and so controversial?
-- What is religious intolerance, and when can it be fatal?
-- What does it really mean to take the Fifth?
-- And how does the Bill of Rights affect the rights of kids?

Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, case studies, and humorous illustrations, innovative author Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings a little understood topic vividly to life.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government

Dewey: 342.730

LCCN: 99017324

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 1100(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (0.70 lbs) 240 pages

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Review Citations: Booklist 12/01/1999 pg. 702
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 105 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 105 - Recommended, Satisfactory

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Which 462 words are so important that they've changed American history more than once? The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the crucial document that spells out how the United States is to be governed.

Packed with anecdotes and sidebars, case studies, suggestions for further reading, and humorous illustrations, Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings a little understood topic vividly to life.

Find out what the Bill of Rights is and how it affects your daily life in this fascinating look at the history, significance, and mysteries of these laws that protect the individual freedoms of everyone--even young people.

Supports the Common Core State Standards

Contributor Bio(s): Krull, Kathleen: -

Kathleen Krull has garnered starred reviews and awards for her many books. The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, honored her with its Nonfiction Award for her body of work that "has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children." She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her online at www.kathleenkrull.com.

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