We the people : the Constitution of the United States / Peter Spier.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Doubleday Books for Young People, [2014]Edition: [Updated edition.]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type: - still image
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0375972080
- 0385376170
- 9780375972089
- 9780385376174
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 342.73 S755 | Available | 33111007561992 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this visual celebration of the U.S. Constitution and its framers, Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier tells the stirring American tale of how this most important document came to symbolize freedom, justice, equality, and hope for all citizens. This fact-filled volume includes: an illustrated preamble to the Constitution, illuminating its signifcance from its birth through to modern times; the fascinating history of the struggle to create and ratify the Constitution; a historical reproduction of the original document; plus the complete text of the Constitution. Back in print in hardcover--redesigned, historically updated, and with a glorious new cover--this is a must-have resource for every American school, library, and home.
From the Hardcover edition.
A redesigned and updated visual celebration of the Constitution and its framers includes an illustrated Preamble, an explanation of the Constitution's significance, the story of its ratification, and a reproduction of the original document.