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The Bill of Rights (a True Book: American History)
Contributor(s): Taylor-Butler, Christine (Author)
ISBN: 0531147770     ISBN-13: 9780531147771
Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
OUR PRICE:   $5.91  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2008
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension
- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative
- New center-spread "sidebar" feature presenting material in a fun, creative way
- Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects
- "Words to Know" glossary clarifies subject-specific vocabulary
- "Learn More" section encourages independent study
- Index makes navigating subject matter easy
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Politics & Government
Dewey: 342.730
LCCN: 2007012252
Lexile Measure: 710
Series: True Books: American History (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.11" H x 7.14" W x 8.26" (0.24 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 118812
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Learn how The Bill of Rights came to be.

A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.This book recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly stated rights to the Constitution, accomplished in its first ten amendments, and discusses their meaning and the extension of citizen's rights to all Americans.