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What is the constitution?  Cover Image Book Book

What is the constitution? / Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Kevin McVeigh, Tim Foley.

Demuth, Patricia, (author.). McVeigh, Kevin, (illustrator.). Foley, Tim, 1962- (illustrator.).

Summary:

"We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524786090
  • ISBN: 1524786098
  • ISBN: 9781524786113
  • ISBN: 152478611X
  • Physical Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical reference (page 108).
Target Audience Note:
800L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 1 1 196659
Subject: Constitutional history > United States > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
Constitutional history > United States > 18th century.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime.
Constitutional history > United States > 18th century > Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government.
Genre: Instructional and educational works.

Available copies

  • 28 of 31 copies available at SPARK Libraries. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Somerset County Federated Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Somerset County Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 31 total copies.
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Somerset County Library J 342.73 DEM (Text) 35907001721849 SOCM Juv Non Fiction Available -


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