What Is the Constitution? Contributor(s): Demuth, Patricia Brennan (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 152478611X ISBN-13: 9781524786113 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2018010770 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Series: What Was? |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.6" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 112 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 196659 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the United States 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. |