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We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States

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Creator: David Catrow
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book

List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $2.25
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 88819

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9.6 x 0.2

ISBN: 0142402761
Dewey Decimal Number: 342.7302
EAN: 9780142402764
ASIN: 0142402761

Publication Date: April 21, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

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

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 citizens of all ages.
Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist.



Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Love David Carow   October 17, 2008
This is the preamble of the constitution illustrated by David Catrow, and it is so beautiful!


5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, Superb Illustrations   January 14, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book has some amazingly beautiful and vividly colorful illustrations. I collect children's picture books, and find this one to be special. It's simple to read to your child, and the message is wonderful. There is a lot going on in each picture. The message is simple.


5 out of 5 stars Nice!   January 5, 2006
I haven't read this book in a long time, but I plan on picking it up on my next visit to the library!
I love the illustrations, so funny! The kids on the cover, too!
If you like this book, I suggest The Kennedy White House, 1961-1963!



5 out of 5 stars FREEDOM RULES OR RULES FOR FREEDOM   September 16, 2005
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

As a librarian, I recommend this book for everyone from 5 to 105. All right, this is actually a picture book that depicts some wonderful insights into our freedom and basic tenets of this great nation from a child's viewpoint. The hilarious illustrations by David Catrow will delight readers of all ages and will be fun for those who are not even studying the Constitution. For those students who are studying the Constitution, this book would be a great visual aid to memorizing the Preamble. I have not met a teenager who didn't enjoy a quick read in a great children's picture book. Teachers: Why not reduce your stressed out students and let them begin their studies with this light-hearted look into some very serious words? Buy a couple of copies and circulate them through the class. Everyone will love them. For the younger reader, ESL or special ed student there is one page explaining the basic meaning of these words and another page and a half explaining why anyone bothered to write the Constitution of the United States. It's ALL GREAT!


5 out of 5 stars Super discussion starter!   May 17, 2003
 17 out of 17 found this review helpful

This fun book helped me to reach my fifth grade class in a way their social studies text never would have! Catrow finds a way to take the elegant (and sometimes difficult to translate into kid-talk) language of the Preamble and not only make it simeple to understand, but really helps put the kids right in there.

He makes it clear that this is a document for all Americans, not only including kids, but maybe especially for kids.

His buddy 'Bubbs', is pictured throughout so even the less than interested can be drawn in by finding the dog...

So glad I found this!

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