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Constitution Translated for Kids

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This book is an excellent resource guide for all school-aged children, and adults as well! The author took a very important document and put it into language that everyone in today's society can relate to.

It should be in the hands of EVERY school child in America!

This book is a great asset in helping your children understand the difficult, and sometimes confusing, language of the Constitution. I wish this book had been published when I was in school. It should be made available to any school-aged child. It is beautifully written, and I definitely recommend it to everyone!

I stand in total awe at the exceptional job author Cathy Travis has done in translating our Constitution into a uncomplicated way that anyone can read and understand. We open up this outstanding book to read some comments on Democracy by such great ones as John Adams, President George Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt. Our author then speaks to adults giving a rundown of what to expect in this work and she gives a brief message to children as well. She takes us through the birth of a Democracy and the governing of our Constitution; at this time we begin our journey into one of the greatest documents ever written and it is one of great enlightenment.
Ms.Travis uses two columns in this book, on the left is the complete text of the United States Constitution and on the right is her easy to understand translation of the same.
As I read this I smiled at finally having a full understanding of the document that governs my life and gives me my liberties. Well done; Bravo!
I feel this book should be in every home in America; it is truly a God send for young and old alike. You will truly understand exactly what are the rights of, 'We the people." I give this work my highest recommendation.

We studied Constitution in boy scouts. I didn't get it, though, especelly the amendment stuff. this book make it easy to get, all of it.

Author Cathy Travis prefaces her large-format hardcover with a message to parents and teachers about her reasons for writing this book--to demonstrate how the Constitution affects modern political events. The preface to kids encourages young readers to help show adults what the Constitution actually says.

As a twenty-something with a dual degree in engineering and economics, I consider myself fairly well-versed in politics and history, but I learned a lot in just the first few pages of this book. From the introductory timeline, I read that 1776 was just the start of a "bloody, devastating war for independence [which lasted] for seven years." Had I been asked, I would have been unable to fill in most of this timeline. I don't remember "bloody" and "devastating" being covered in my 5th grade American history education, nor would I have put the war at nearly a decade! My memory of history class was that we Americans were moral and right and had no choice but to do the right thing. Plus, now I can impress my friends with the fact that, "The U.S. Constitution is the shortest, and oldest Constitution, of any government in the world."

The bulk of the book is a two-column presentation of the Constitution with the original text on the left and a modern, 5th grade reading-level translation on the right. Forget the schoolkids for a moment--every adult needs to take a few moments to read this book and get familiar with both the original document and the last two centuries of amendments to what was always intended to be a living document.

The book concludes with coverage of the branches of the U.S. government and a comprehensive glossary. While the text is non-partisan overall, Travis does a service to readers both young and old with a final chapter that provides the historical context for each of the amendments. Another concluding chapter is a detailed examination of some of the proposed amendments, complete with arguments for and against each one.

Don't leave this book for just the grade school students to enjoy!!

I thought this book was nice. I am 12 yrs old and have ADHD. It is very had to stay focused on homework. This book helped me alot because it was made with a language that kids can understand. I liked the book because it had the original Constitution and then the translation next to it. I didn't have to use several books just to figure it out.

Clearly the "genius" from Oklahoma skipped Dick and Jane (why bother) and went straight to the Complete Works of William Shakespeare in the 1st grade. If there was a political bias, our "genius" clearly didn't pick up on it.

For the rest of society, an early introduction to the constitution is a much needed book to get kids interested in goevernment and politics from an early age.

The book offers the original constitution and a modern day translation article by article. It raises issues for discussion when the original language is intentionally vague and provides a great teaching and learning tool for the home or the school.

This book should be required reading for all middle schools.

Constitution Translated For Kids by Cathy Travis is a highly educational and informative presentation of what the language of the constitution really means and how it evolved. Offering discussion and debate questions for the curriculum, as well as definitions of constitutional terminology, student exercises, summaries, and more, Constitution Translated For Kids is a first-rate, "kid friendly" resource especially recommended for school libraries and home schooling curriculums.

I found this to be excellent for reference and to make sound arguments with my friends and co-workers. I like that Ms. Travis put it into language I can understand. I have purchased aditional copies for some of my friends and relatives.

Thank goodness there are now authors who appreciate the younger audiences. If kids are exposed to our founding documents early in their academic grades, they will appreciate history more fully as they progress. I wish this book would have been available when I was younger. Buy this and another of my recommendations for students: "The Elementary Common Sense of Thomas Paine; An Interactive Adaptation for All Ages" here on Amazon. I have given copies of both these titles to my brother and extended family, and even donated copies to the local elementary and middle school.