Format:
Book
Author:
Demuth, Patricia, author.
Title:
What is the constitution? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Tim Foley.
Publisher, Date:
New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House [2018]
©2018
Description:
108 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Summary:
We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.
Series:
What is--
Subjects:
Constitutional history -- United States -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Illustrated works.
Informational works.
Other Author:
Foley, Tim, 1962- illustrator.
Notes:
"16 pages of photos inside!"--Cover.
"An official Who HQ book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Accelerated Reader 5.9.
Lexile 800L.
LCCN:
2018010770
ISBN:
9781524786090 (paperback)
1524786098 (paperback)
9781524786113 (hardcover)
152478611X (hardcover)
9781536441031 (library binding)
1536441031 (library binding)
Other Number:
1039187344
System Availability:
77
Current Holds:
0
Control Number:
3614164
Call Number:
342.7302/9
Course Reserves:
0
# System items in:
72