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We Elect a President: The Story of Our Electoral College Hardcover – Illustrated, September 12, 2016

by Tara Ross (Author), Kate E. Cooper (Illustrator), Emma Ross (Contributor)

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America's unique presidential election system is often misunderstood-and perhaps especially hard to explain to our children. "We Elect a President: The Story of Our Electoral College" will help you and your family discover more about the Electoral College and its remarkable history. Why was it created in the first place? Does it still work today? Written in straightforward language and complemented with playful illustrations, "We Elect a President" explains how the Electoral College works and why it is still needed in a great, diverse country such as our own: As the Founders intended, the system continues to protect our republic and promote our liberty. "We Elect a President" is written by Electoral College expert Tara Ross and illustrated by Kate E. Cooper. It presents a fun, yet educational way to learn more about America's too-often misunderstood presidential election system.

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10 x 0.25 x 10 inches
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Colonial Press L.P.
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September 12, 2016
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0977072231
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978-0977072231
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Tara Ross is the author of "Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College" (2d ed. 2012) and a co-author of "Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State" (2008) (with Joseph C. Smith, Jr.). Tara is a retired lawyer and a former Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Review of Law & Politics. She obtained her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. Tara and her husband Adam reside in Dallas with their two children.

Kate E. Cooper makes her debut as an illustrator in "We Elect a President." Kate is a graduate of The Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas (2016) and will be attending college at the University of Notre Dame beginning Fall 2016. She has pursued the arts by earning scholarships to and studying in intensive painting programs at schools such as Columbia University and the Art Institute of Chicago, traveling abroad with Notre Dame to enrich her understanding of art history, and working with and painting portraits of the homeless at Austin Street Center. Emma Ross feels like she's been listening to her mom talk about the Electoral College for most of her life! When she was asked to give input from the perspective of a 4th grader (a target audience for the book), Emma was delighted to help. Emma helped generate ideas for one of the best features of "We Elect a President": Real-life, modern examples that will help younger readers to grasp some of the book's more intangible concepts. The examples helped Emma to better understand how Presidents are elected, and she hopes they will help your children, too. Emma looks forward to more writing ventures after this one!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Colonial Press L.P.; Illustrated edition (September 12, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0977072231
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0977072231
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.25 x 10 inches

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Tara Ross is nationally recognized for her expertise on the Electoral College. She is the author of Why We Need the Electoral College (2019), The Indispensable Electoral College: How the Founders’ Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule (2017), We Elect A President: The Story of our Electoral College (2016), and Enlightened Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College (2d ed. 2012). She is also the author of She Fought Too: Stories of Revolutionary War Heroines (2019), and a co-author of Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church and State (2008) (with Joseph C. Smith, Jr.). Her Prager University video, Do You Understand the Electoral College?, is Prager’s most-viewed video ever, with more than 60 million views.
Tara often appears as a guest on a variety of talk shows nationwide, and she regularly addresses civic, university, and legal audiences. She’s contributed to many law reviews and newspapers, including the National Law Journal, USA Today, the Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Washington Times, and FoxNews.com. She’s addressed audiences at institutions such as the Cooper Union, Brown University, the Dole Institute of Politics, and Mount Vernon. She’s appeared on Fox News, CSPAN, NPR, and a variety of other national and local shows.
Tara is a retired lawyer and a former Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Review of Law & Politics. She obtained her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. She resides in Dallas with her husband and children.
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Craig Matteson

A wonderful and simple explanation of our Electoral process and the advantages it provides us as citizens.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016

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What a great book for a Presidential Election year! This clearly written book is targeted for young people and children, but is useful for ANYONE wondering about our Electoral system for selecting our President. What is it? Why is it? How does it work? What are its advantages? Is it outmoded? (NO!)

The book explains why the Founders distrusted a pure democracy, why the smaller states wanted protections from the tyranny of the larger states, and how the interests of everyone, and the safety of election results are enhanced through the Electoral College.

The book has lots of illustrations, but probably the nicest feature for children are the “Emma’s Corner” boxes where the author’s daughter, Emma, offers a clear eyed example to help explain the principle being explained. There are also “Founder’s Corners” where quotes are provided from our Founders about the principles they were embodying in the government they created and why.

The back of the book has a nice glossary to explain terms the reader might not be familiar with. There is also a section of notes and sources for further reading to help you go deeper than this book on subjects discussed that might interest you related to the Electoral process.

This is terrific!

STRONGLY recommended. I bought three copies for my older grandkids (and their parents, I suspect, will get more clear about this subject as they read this with their kids).

Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Saline, MI

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Laurie Cockerell

Great Introduction to a Timely Topic

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016

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I am embarrassed to say that I never completely understood the Electoral College system, and certainly didn't understand how beneficial the system is to our country's presidential election process. First, I read Tara Ross's "Enlightened Democracy" (for adults), wishing I had been taught the whys and hows as a child. Then, voila! Here comes a book written by the same author for children! I home school my 11-year-old twins, and this book will be an excellent supplement to our government studies leading up to the election.

The author does a wonderful job explaining what might be considered a complex issue to kids, providing examples on a child's level. The author's daughter also contributed to the book, offering explanations that her fellow kids can easily understand! And the illustrations are very cute and colorful. Sometimes non-fiction books for kids can be so busy and cluttered within the text, but this book is very clean and simple in appearance - making it much less intimidating and much more pleasing to read. I think kids will enjoy this light introduction to the Electoral College - and their parents will be grateful for a brushing-up on this important (and timely) topic.

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Excellent Book even for my Civics High School Class

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

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Written in a clear concise manner without talking down to the reader. It makes it so understandable on why the electoral college IS a must and why the states would NOT have united had they not had protections such as these. Why would a small state want to be ruled over by a large state and why would a large population state want a smaller population state to have as much say for the smaller population? Excellent explanations!

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Fantastic explanation of the Electoral College

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020

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This books explains in simple and concise language where the Electoral College came from and why it is so very important. It is written for children, but I think it is a simple explanation that every American should hear in this era of "get rid of the Electoral College." Thank you Tara Ross for your thorough understanding of history and exquisite explanations of our why our republic has endured and prospered for so long.

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TexasBirdDog

Great resource simplifies how the US Founders avoided the tyranny of the majority

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016

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Excellent story to help me explain this complicated system to my children, who like most uninformed people, think it's only "fair" the winner with the majority popular vote should win. So sad many adults are not educated on the importance of the electoral college. I love the simple example in the book that a democracy with simple majority vote would be like two wolves and one sheep voting on what's for dinner. Wolves eat sheep! The sheep (like small states, minorities, rural communities, etc.) would always be bullied by tyranny of the majority in a pure democracy. At one time in this nation the "majority" of people thought slavery was OK!

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Mary

Interesting Info for an Immigrant

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022

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Good read for children and new commers.

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Wally Firkins

Great subject matter. Very timely.

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016

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I appreciate Tara and all that she does to educate kids and really everyone who either needs a refresher or to learn for the first time about our great nation and its history and its government. Great subject matter and very interesting presentation! My only constructive criticism has to do with the translation from hard copy format to Kindle. The Kindle edition doesn't allow for changing the font, print size or background. Old eyes find it very difficult to see on a Kindle.

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Diana Erbio

A Must for Students- Young and Old

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016

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The Electoral College is misunderstood by many. “We Elect a President: The Story of Our Electoral College”, although written for children, clearly explains the Electoral College and other important aspects of the structure of our government to all. Emma's Corner (the author’s fourth-grade daughter's contribution) and The Founders' Corner are wonderful additions! The book is beautiful. I love the illustrations by Kate E. Cooper and the font selection for the print. This book is a must for all students - young and old. Thank you , Tara Ross, for once again teaching us more about America!

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