| VOTE! by Eileen Christelow |
VOTE! by Eileen Christelow
Release Date: 2/18/08
Publisher: Clarion
Pages: 48
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
I wholeheartedly believe that it's imperative that we teach
children about the importance of voting. With the freedom of
democracy in the United States, we have the ability to choose
who we want to lead us. It's up to use to teach our children how
wonderful that freedom really is!
Eileen Christelow presents VOTE! in an easy-to-read,
easy-to-understand format, with fun characters and illustrations,
that will appeal to even the youngest of readers. Although they
may be too young to vote, children of all ages will learn how
important that right is.
VOTE! presents the mayoral race of Chris Smith and Bill Brown,
two opponents who both want to lead the city. They have
different platforms on which they're running, different types of
families, and different agendas and reasons that they want to be
mayor.
Although the book is a bit one-sided in making one candidate
out to be the "good guy" and one to be the "bad guy," children
will be able to get a basic understanding of how elections work.
Also of interest is the glossary of election-related terms at the
back of the book, along with a timeline of voting rights,
interesting facts about political parties, and additional website
resources for further exploration.
Release Date: 2/18/08
Publisher: Clarion
Pages: 48
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
I wholeheartedly believe that it's imperative that we teach
children about the importance of voting. With the freedom of
democracy in the United States, we have the ability to choose
who we want to lead us. It's up to use to teach our children how
wonderful that freedom really is!
Eileen Christelow presents VOTE! in an easy-to-read,
easy-to-understand format, with fun characters and illustrations,
that will appeal to even the youngest of readers. Although they
may be too young to vote, children of all ages will learn how
important that right is.
VOTE! presents the mayoral race of Chris Smith and Bill Brown,
two opponents who both want to lead the city. They have
different platforms on which they're running, different types of
families, and different agendas and reasons that they want to be
mayor.
Although the book is a bit one-sided in making one candidate
out to be the "good guy" and one to be the "bad guy," children
will be able to get a basic understanding of how elections work.
Also of interest is the glossary of election-related terms at the
back of the book, along with a timeline of voting rights,
interesting facts about political parties, and additional website
resources for further exploration.