Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments
Declaration Of Independence, Constitution Of The United States Of America, Bill Of Rights And Constitutional Amendments
A compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and all amendments to the United States Constitution. An excellent educational reference tool to have on hand.
This is a DRM FREE digital edition (NO Digital Rights Management!), with linked Table of Contents.A compilation of important American government documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill of Rights and all amendments to the United States Constitution. An excellent educational reference tool to have on hand.
This is a DRM FREE digital edition (NO Digital Rights Management!), with linked Ta
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We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
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 provides an accessible introduction to America’s founding ideals for citizens of all ages.
Includes a glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist.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
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Navigation ok, but not great.,
As this is a review for a Kindle book, I think the most important review is how easy it is to navigate.
The book actually contains the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution with amendments. The ‘Independance’ typo noted in a separate review appears to have been corrected and I did not find any occurrence of the misspelling when I searched for it.
From the Kindle menu, the ‘Table of Contents’ is not available. You can only go to the cover, beginning or a specific location.
When the book first opens, it goes to the first page of the Declaration of Independence. In my view, it should start on the cover or the contents page. There is a Table of Contents page and if you turn back one page from the Declaration, you come to the contents page.
On ‘goto’ the ‘cover’, it takes you to the Cover page. The Cover page is simply text listing the contents and the actual links for the Table of Contents are on the next page, which is fine. It seems to me that it would be more efficient to combine the Cover page and Table of Contents into a single page, but this is not the case.
On ‘goto’ the ‘beginning’, it takes you to the first page of the Declaration of Independence. This would probably be fine if the ‘table of contents’ link in the ‘goto’ section worked, but it doesn’t, so there is no obvious way to get to the Table of Contents.
There are no further sub-links for the Declaration of Independence, which is workable as it is relatively short and has no subsections. Fortunately, both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution each have links from the first page to each of the main sections in the respective document. Inside the document, there are no links forward or backward, so you simply use the page and ‘back’ keys to navigate each document.
There is no index or other facility to aid in searching content, other than the Kindle search function. The search facility appears to work for the few simple searches I tried, but I suspect that has more to do with the Kindle than the book.
It could be better, but for $0.99, it’s not too bad.
On the document itself, my view is that an understanding, by every citizen, of the US Constitution and just how far the Federal government has strayed from it are pivotal to preserving the few freedoms we have left and regaining those we’ve already lost.
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|A Must-Read For Every American To Ensure Its Survival,
Recently, I purchased this wonderful offering at the listed bargain-basement price from Amazon.com – and thank goodness Amazon understands the singular necessity for providing these documents that form what all Americans have believed is our We-The-People Consitutional Democracy. My concern, however, is just how many Americans today have read this – and if not, why? It is astonishing to read even one sentence of the US Constitution for example and, given our dire national events in play, realize for perhaps a frightening instant that an issue for any state or federal appellate court might be: Does the US Consitution apply in any respect, anymore, to the way our three branches of government (the judiciary, the legislative and executive branches) work today? Or put another way, has the US Consitution become, in effect, null and void?! I cannot answer this question for anyone else – but if you care about America – please buy and read this small book…and then tell a friend who will tell another. Perhaps, one day enough Americans will have read it as a start to making it a reality as a matter of our everyday lives once again….
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|Durable Desk-top Edition,
As for the content, what can anyone say about the Founding Fathers than what the Constitution they wrote and enacted ensured for us!
The book itself is the desk-top version of a pocket edition except built for page turning and margin notes. I penciled in the content at the top of each page to quicken my research.
Buy it.
Woody
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|What It All Means…..,
As David Catrow tells us in his introduction, “…For me, the Constitution is a kind of how-to book, showing us ways to have happiness, safety, and comfort…”, and he uses his immeasurable talents as an artist and cartoonist to teach an inspirational and unforgettable lesson that is sure to open interesting discussions at home and school. Following a glossary of what the actual words in the Preamble of the Constitution mean, (e.g. “IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION: To come together and make things better for everyone who lives in our country. INSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY: To make sure we can all have a nice life and get along with one another. TO OURSELVES AND OUR POSTERITY: For kids, parents, other grown-ups, and all the people born in our country after we are.”), Mr Catrow details the meaning of these important ideals, phrase by phrase, using his marvelously bold and busy cartoon illustrations. Each two page spread is a clever feast for the eyes, rich in engaging details, manic energy, and droll humor. Perfect for youngsters 8-12, We The Kids is a witty and memorable treasure, and one of the real winners of 2002 that shouldn’t be missed.
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|Super discussion starter!,
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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|FREEDOM RULES OR RULES FOR FREEDOM,
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 the stress level of your 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!
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