Copyright Date:
2015
Edition Date:
2015
Release Date:
09/15/15
ISBN:
0-06-235230-X
ISBN 13:
978-0-06-235230-9
Dewey:
342
Language:
English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist
Krull, best known for her vivid and sometimes irreverent series of collective biographies such as Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (And What the Neighbors Thought) (1993), brings her lively aproach to the American Bill of Rights and shows its relevance to a young audience. After describing how the first 10 amendments came to be added to the Constitution, the book considers each one from a historical point of view, examining Supreme Court cases and famous challenges, and explaining in what ways each amendment applies to children and teenagers. Anna Divito's cartoonlike drawings add a visually appealing touch. Quotations, sidebars, and addresses of relevant organizations appear throughout the text; a bibliography of recommended books is appended. (Reviewed December 1, 1999)
Horn Book
Beginning with the text of the Bill of Rights and an overview of its history and importance, the book is divided into chapters that focus on each amendment. Legal cases (often involving children's rights) are well explained, and helpful websites and phone numbers are included. Final chapters discuss later amendments and constitutional controversies. The casual prose and amusing illustrations make this a kid-friendly introduction. Bib.
Which 462 words are so important that they've changed the course of American history more than once? The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution, the crucial document that spells out how the United States is to be governed.
Packed with anecdotes, sidebars, case studies, suggestions for further reading, and humorous illustrations, Kathleen Krull's introduction to the Bill of Rights brings an important topic vividly to life. Whether you're a middle grader or high schooler or even an adult, and whether you're looking to expand your knowledge or to reearch a report, the format of this "kids' guide" makes the information understandable and interesting.
Find out what the Bill of Rights is and how it affects your daily life in this fascinating look at the history, significance, and mysteries of these laws that are designed to protect the individual freedoms of Americans—including young people.
Some of the questions addressed in this easy-to-follow book:
- Why did early American founders argue that individuals needed a Bill of Rights to protect them from government?
- Why is freedom of speech so thrilling and so controversial?
- What is religious intolerance, and when can it be fatal?
- What does it really mean to take the Fifth?
- How does the Bill of Rights affect the rights of kids?
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