| We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States |  | Author: David Catrow
Creator: David Catrow
Publisher: Puffin
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Seller: BRILANTI BOOKS
Sales Rank: 56,468
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.9 x 0.1
ISBN: 0142402761
EAN: 9780142402764
ASIN: 0142402761
Publication Date: April 21, 2005
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Product Description
A long time ago some smart guys wrote the Preamble to the Constitution. You have probably read it before, but do you know what it means? And did it ever make you laugh? Now it will! Perfect for inspiring discussion in classrooms and around kitchen tables, this fun-filled and cheerfully illustrated look at the Preamble provides an accessible introduction to America's founding ideals for citizens of all ages.
Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist.
Amazon.com Review
Sooner or later, just about every American kid is required to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. And until now, it was one of the more boring, meaningless assignments. But artist and political cartoonist David Catrow (Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon) has changed all that with his witty, clear-as-a-Liberty-Bell picture book. For him, the Constitution is "a kind of how-to book, showing us ways to have happiness, safety, and comfort." With laugh-out-loud cartoony illustrations, and the actual words of the Preamble as the only text, Catrow depicts a camping trip taken by a diverse, bumbling group of friends, demonstrating the rights and responsibilities the Constitution places on all Americans, young and old. In one especially winning picture, the kids' long-nosed, long-eared pooch provides "for the common defense," keeping lackadaisical guard over the camp as the three human friends yuk it up in silhouette inside the tent. Readers will never yawn at mention of the Constitution again! (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
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