| What Is the Constitution? Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Demuth, Patricia Brennan (Author), Who Hq (Author), Foley, Tim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0606413227 ISBN-13: 9780606413220 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $15.64 Product Type: Prebound - 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 |
| Series: What Was? |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 7.6" (0.50 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 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. |