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Candidates, Campaigns, & Elections (2nd Edition) (Grades 4-8) [Paperback]

Linda Scher (Author), Mary Oates Johnson (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1, 2000

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Get students excited about elections with the engaging activities in this book that include role-playing, interviewing, debating, and graphing. Students will learn how our government is organized, investigate how politicians, present themselves and more. Includes literature links, primary sources, and maps and charts for tracking results, plus a colorful poster.

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Fully Revised & Updated!
Get students excited about elections with the engaging activities in this book that include role-playing, interviewing, debating, and graphing. Students will learn how our government is organized, investigate how politicians, present themselves and more. Includes literature links, primary sources, and maps and charts for tracking results, plus a colorful poster.

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About the Author

Linda Scher and Mary Oates Johnson have been writing as a team for over five years. They specialize in social studies topics, and they have written trade books and developed educational materials for teachers and students.

Product Details

Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Prof Book Div (March 1, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0439160553
ISBN-13: 978-0439160551
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,038,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
What makes our country work? Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
election simulation, political ads

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Election Board, United States, Democratic Party, Electoral College, Judson Moon, Harmful Helpful, Kids Voting, New York, White House

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This book cites 9 books:

The Kid Who Ran For President by Dan Gutman on page 35
Electing The President (Inside Government) by Barbara Silberdick Feinberg in Back Matter
Presidents and Their Decisions - Ronald Reagan (paperback edition) by James D. Torr on page 63
Class President by Johanna Hurwitz on page 58
Elections in the United States by David Heath in Back Matter

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The Scholastic Big Book Of Holidays Around The Year by Susan Dillon on page 31
Quick & Easy Internet Activities for the One-Computer Classroom: U.S. Government: 20 Fun, Web-Based Activities with Reproducible Graphic Organizers Th by Jacqueline B Glasthal in Back Matter

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