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Author:

Kennedy, Katie, author.

Title:

The Constitution decoded : a guide to the document that shapes our nation / by Katie Kennedy; illustrated by Ben Kirchner; contributing editor, Kermit Roosevelt.

Publisher:

Workman Publishing Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

204 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Subject:

Constitutional law--United States--Juvenile literature.
Constitutional history--United States--Juvenile literature.
United States--Constitution.
United States.--Constitution.
Constitutions--United States.
Constitutional history--United States.
Civil rights--United States.
United States.--Declaration of Independence.
United States--Politics and government.
Constitutional history.
Constitutional law.
United States.
Constitution.
Juvenile works.

Other Authors:

Kirchner, Ben, illustrator.
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1971- editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 198) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Preamble -- Article I -- Article II -- Article III -- Article IV -- Article V -- Article VI -- Article VII -- Amendments -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Articles of Confederation.

Summary:

The ultimate guide to the US Constitution--and the history of the US through the law of the land--for middle grade readers ages 10+. The book decodes the original document with a direct translation of the text, dissecting every word, phrase and idea. Then it connects the document to major historical figures and events using full-color illustrations and examples of how the document works in practice.

ISBN:

1523510447
9781523510443

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1182802064

LCCN:

2020938356

Locations:

EXPC755 -- Akron Public Library (Akron)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

DYPD423 -- Eldora Public Library (Eldora)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

ZSPC475 -- Stubbs Memorial Library (Holstein)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

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UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)