Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. A True Book -- American History: How do you wrap a 450,000-pound gift? What is the world's oldest and shortest written consitution? Find out in this patriotic celebration of things uniquely American.
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This is a very well written, concise overview of the Bill of Rights! Just how much do YOU know about them?,
This review is from: The Bill of Rights (True Books: American History) (Paperback)
The United States was initially settled by the Native Americans and thousands of years later colonists began arriving on its shores started laying claim to the lands. Initially we began with the thirteen British colonies that later evolved into the fifty states we know today. The original colonists came for many different reasons from wanting religious freedom to thinking they might become rich in a new land. Early on in British history people didn't have rights and kings and queens could pretty much do as they pleased from taking an individual's land to having "people killed for no reason." With the signing of the Magna Carta, people began to have rights.
In the colonies, people were anxious to secede from Britain and "fight for their rights." In 1776 they won their independence and were ready to create their own laws and ultimately draft their own bill of rights. In this book you will learn about the Constitutional Convention, the creation of our constitution, its talented delegates, the drafting of the constitution, groups who were for and against this process, the ten "promises" contained in the Bill of Rights, the freedoms it guarantees, what is in each amendment, people who were not protected and why these amendments are important to us. It took almost 150 years AFTER the Bill of Rights was approved for three states to approve them. Do you know which ones they were? This is a very well written, concise overview of the Bill of Rights. It has a nice flow to the text and is easy to read. It can be used as a stepping stone for a report or, if a student is interested, simply an informative read. There are photographs, illustrations, a timeline and informative sidebars scattered throughout the book. In the back of the book are some "true statistics," important words (highlighted in bold print throughout the text), an index and additional recommended book, organization and web site resources. Have you figured out those three states or are you planning on reading this book?
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This review is from: The Bill of Rights (True Books: American History) (Paperback)
This book offers a good explanation which is appropriate for 4th-6th graders of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Very practical and child/teacher friendly.
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This review is from: The Bill of Rights (True Books: American History) (Paperback)
I love this series of "True Books" on American History. The pictures are vivid and the facts are poignant. This is a gret series for teaching out of to kids who are just learning their American history. I use these excerpts from these books for my Constitution Week displays for a committee I'm belong to in Daughters of the American Revolution.
See also their books on The Constitution and The Declaration of Independance!
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