America Votes
by Granfield, Linda; Bjorkman, SteveFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher(s): Kids Can Pr
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Summary
The book explains how the electoral system works.
Author Biography
Linda Granfield is an award-winning author of over twenty nonfiction titles for young readers. She lives in Toronto, Canada, but still votes in her home state of Massachusetts. Steve Bjorkman has illustrated over seventy books for children. He lives and votes in Irvine, California.
Table of Contents
| The Right to Vote--Your Right to Vote | p. 4 |
| Who Can Vote? | p. 6 |
| "We Insist ..." | p. 8 |
| Voices Finally Heard | p. 10 |
| You Can Vote, but You Can't ... | p. 12 |
| Say It Louder, Please! | p. 14 |
| Wanted: A Few Good Ballots | p. 16 |
| "One, Two, Three, Four ..." | p. 18 |
| Practice, Practice, Practice! | p. 20 |
| Get on the List! | p. 22 |
| Your Representatives in Congress | p. 24 |
| What Does the President Do? | p. 26 |
| No College Degrees Given Here! | p. 28 |
| Let's Have a Party | p. 30 |
| Third, Fourth, Twelfth ... Parties | p. 32 |
| Primary Action | p. 34 |
| Party Time | p. 36 |
| "Getting to Know You ..." | p. 38 |
| Campaign Bits and Bites | p. 40 |
| Have Slogan--Will Run | p. 42 |
| Pass the 'Lection Cake, Please! | p. 44 |
| The Race Is On | p. 46 |
| Animal Farm | p. 48 |
| You Say ... I Say ... | p. 50 |
| "How Do I Look and Sound?" | p. 52 |
| Run for the Money | p. 54 |
| Watch Out for Ms. Krime! | p. 56 |
| Election Day at Last! | p. 58 |
| We Won! | p. 60 |
| Glossary | p. 62 |
| Index | p. 64 |
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