A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Description
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:
Formats
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Details
Reviews from GoodReads
Citations
Kathleen Krull. (2015). A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kathleen Krull. 2015. A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kathleen Krull, A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights. HarperCollins, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kathleen Krull. A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights. HarperCollins, 2015.
Copy Details
Library | Owned | Available |
---|---|---|
Shared Digital Collection | 1 | 1 |
East Hampton Public Library | 0 | 0 |
Staff View
API Extraction Dates
OverDrive Product Record
- sortTitle
- Kids Guide to Americas Bill of Rights
- crossRefId
- 2052458
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062352323
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00QQNWDQ4
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062352323
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Kathleen Krull
- id
- 92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F
- title
- A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights
- starRating
- 4
- dateAdded
- 2020-12-14T14:06:23.74Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=242&titleID=2052458
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
- id: 1354
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: AKidsGuidetoAmericas_2052458
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B00QQNWDQ4
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 9/15/2015
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=92914e71-5f1b-42b3-8236-32fd439cab3f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: AKidsGuidetoAmericas_9780062352323_2052458
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 6569725
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062352323
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 9/15/2015
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=92914e71-5f1b-42b3-8236-32fd439cab3f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Krull, Kathleen
- bioText:
Kathleen Krull garnered starred reviews and awards for her many books. The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, honored her with its Nonfiction Award for her body of work that "has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children." She lived in San Diego, California. Learn more about her online at www.kathleenkrull.com.
- name: Kathleen Krull
- role: Illustrator
- fileAs: DiVito, Anna
- name: Anna DiVito
- publishDate
- 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights
- fullDescription
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?
- gradeLevels
- value: Grade 7
- value: Grade 8
- value: Grade 9
- popularity
- 18
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/92914e71-5f1b-42b3-8236-32fd439cab3f/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=alEfADHmp90
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- 92914e71-5f1b-42b3-8236-32fd439cab3f
- starRating
- 4
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{92914E71-5F1B-42B3-8236-32FD439CAB3F}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: History
- value: Juvenile Nonfiction
- value: Law
- value: Sociology
- publishDateText
- 09/15/2015
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780062352309
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
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...
- sortTitle
- Kids Guide to Americas Bill of Rights
- lexileScore
- 1100
- crossRefId
- 2052458
- classifications
- publisher
- HarperCollins
- bisacCodes
- code: JNF025190
- description: Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- code: JNF030000
- description: Juvenile Nonfiction / Law & Crime
- code: JNF043000
- description: Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Science / Politics & Government