Vote (DK Eyewitness Books) (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 4–8—Engaging visual material and a wealth of assorted facts trace the history of voting and its impact on human rights, politics, and other related areas. The first half moves chronologically from ancient Greece to modern times, with current information into the 21st century. Later sections look at political structures, election logistics, and even nongovernmental elections (including trade unions, the Oscars, and Britain's Pop Idol). Several high-quality photographs and reproductions appear on each spread. Though not tremendously exciting on their own, they still contribute great appeal and represent the text well. The "polling day" spread, for example, depicts a variety of voting implements, from a gold-tipped pointing stick used in the republic of Venice to a keypad from 2007 Bhutan. Nearly every section draws upon assorted examples from around the world, providing a strong international framework. One spread, for example, shows seven recent scenes of varied "protest" events, each from a different country. In some cases, the information is too cursory to be of much use, such as a paragraph on the electoral college that might confuse more than clarify. As a whole, though, the book does a nice job of pulling together an impressive array of topics, events, and ideas within the broad concept of global suffrage. The book comes with a poster-size wall chart and a clip-art CD with downloadable images of many of the illustrations.—Steven Engelfried, Multnomah County Library, OR
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"...this volume includes highlights on the importance of voting rights with lively text, superb color photography, and eye-catching design." --School Library Journal, October 2008

Dynamic visuals and valuable information convey the importance of voting and its impact throughout history. --School Library Journal

an excellent resource for social studies teachers...or for students seeking ideas for research papers. --Library Media Connection

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: DK Publishing (March 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756633826
• ISBN-13: 978-0756633820
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,428 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great DK Eyewitness Book!, October 15, 2008

By	Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a wonderful book about voting. I'm a great fan of DK Eyewitness Books and enjoy reading them myself so I love having them in my classroom. The reading can be a bit more difficult but it is offset by the pictures and the interest level of the subject matter. Kids get very absorbed in them as I do. Voting is a facinating subject and I found this book to be very interesting. It does a very good job of covering the history of voting and then goes into how voting is done around the world today and specific benefits and losses to the idea of voting. Very interesting especially with elections coming up.