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This guide for young readers explains the sometimes complicated concept of government by focusing on one particular and important aspect. Readers will understand what the legislative branch is and the role it plays within the state and federal government. They will also be introduced to some of the most important and interesting people who have worked in this branch of government, including both past and present members of the U.S. Congress. Full-color...
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A great introduction to the American justice system for young readers and a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of courts. Readers experience the real-life drama of how laws and their application are debated, argued, tested, and decided upon. Topics include the concept of justice, the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution, the difference between state and federal courts, the judicial nomination process, landmark Supreme Court cases,...
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In White House, young readers will explore this American landmark and its historic and political significance. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this important site.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify important rooms in the White House, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about the White House online using our safe search engine that provides...
3824) Thirteen Colonies
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Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title explores the thirteen colonies that revolted against Great Britain. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing....
3825) French and Indian War
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Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title explores the reasons and nations behind the French and Indian War, otherwise known as the Seven Years' War. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Core...
3826) Political Parties
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Learn how about the United States' two main political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author. Our nation was founded on the notion that a government should be ruled by and for the people. So how does...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Have you ever wondered about the events that laid the foundations of the United States of America? This title investigates the people involved with and the events leading up to the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Core...
3828) Presidents' Day
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Since George Washington, the United States has had many presidents. Let's celebrate them and the work they did on Presidents' Day.
3829) La creación de Estados Unidos a partir de las trece colonias mediante las fuentes primarias (The Mak
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Winning the American Revolution was just the first step. After defeating Great Britain, the American colonies were united in name only. How would this independent nation be governed? During the summer of 1787, representatives went to Philadelphia to solve the problem. The result, the U.S. Constitution, created a new government, establishing the foundations of a free nation and setting a new course for history.
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A more effective Canada is not only a benefit to itself, but to its friends and neighbours. This is a compelling examination of what Canada as a nation has been, what it has become, and what it can yet be to the world. Former Prime Minister Joe Clark takes the reader beyond formal foreign policy and looks at the contributions and leadership offered by Canada's most successful individuals and organizations who are already putting these uniquely Canadian...
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"Unceded Territories is a major and timely review of the work of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, spanning thirty years of his painterly and polemical practice. It places the artist's concerns in dialogue with this moment in our shared histories. An artist of Cowichan and Okanagan descent, Yuxweluptun lives and works on unceded Coast Salish territories in Vancouver, British Columbia. He calls himself a history painter, a monumentalist, a modernist. Impassioned...
3832) Causes of the Revolution
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Discover what caused the American Revolution in this stimulating nonfiction book. With its easy-to-read text and vivid images, readers are sure to be engaged as they learn about problems colonists faced, including the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, and Intolerable Acts. The fascinating facts and intriguing sidebars further explore the reasoning behind such documents as the First Continental Congress, Declaration of Rights and Grievances, Thomas Paine's...
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This is how history should be told to kids!
From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of woman suffrage in America comes the page-turning, stunningly illustrated, and tirelessly researched story of the little-known DC Women’s March of 1913.
Bartoletti spins a story like few others—deftly taking readers by the hand and introducing them to suffragettes Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Paul and...
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"Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize, Lionel Gelber Foundation" "Winner of the Juan Linz Best Book Prize, Democracy & Autocracy section of the American Political Science Association" "A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, professor of government, and director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. His books include...
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In his compelling new book, The Catholic Case for Trump, Austin Ruse cuts through leftist lies aimed at squashing the Catholic vote and offers his audience — broken down into three categories of Liberal, Faithful, and Generic Catholics — a guide as to why all Catholics should not only vote for President Trump, but do so enthusiastically with confidence that he is the only moral choice.
This book examines more than a dozen issues and makes the...
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Since Donald Trump's first day in office, a large and energetic grassroots "Resistance" has taken to the streets to protest his administration's plans for the United States. Millions marched in pussy hats on the day after the inauguration; outraged citizens flocked to airports to declare that America must be open to immigrants; masses of demonstrators circled the White House to demand action on climate change; and that was only the beginning. Who...
3837) Abigail Adams
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Abigail Adams was an intelligent woman who lived during an exciting time in American history--the American Revolution. In this inspiring biography, children will read about Abigail's life, her marriage to John Adams, her role as First Lady of the United States, and her thoughts during such events as the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and other boycotts in the colonies. Engaging images, supportive text, fascinating facts, and a helpful glossary and...
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George Washington knew he was setting an example in everything he did. The first American president had been a heroic military commander during the Revolutionary War, leading his forces to victory. As president he would guide the citizens of a new republic with a strong central government. No more would each state make its own decisions. Instead, they would band together, with the beloved Washington leading the way. It was up to him not to abuse the...
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Sacred Liberty offers a dramatic, sweeping survey of how America built a unique model of religious freedom, perhaps the nation's "greatest invention." Steven Waldman, the bestselling author of Founding Faith, shows how early ideas about religious liberty were tested and refined amidst the brutal persecution of Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, Quakers, African slaves, Native Americans, Muslims, Jews and Jehovah's Witnesses. American leaders drove religious...
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Moore returns with his first major book in eight years -- a blend of memoir, history, and politics that only he could write.
"I had an unusually large-sized head, though this was not uncommon for a baby in the Midwest. The craniums in our part of the country were designed to leave a little extra room for the brain to grow in case one day we found ourselves exposed to something we didn't understand, like...
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