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What's the big deal about freedom / Written by Ruby Shamir, Illustrated by Matt Faulkner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What's the big deal aboutPublisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2020Description: 59 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593114902
  • 0593114906
  • 9780593114872
  • 0593114876
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "A kid-friendly history of the concept of freedom in the U.S"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 323.4409 S528 Available 33111009425824
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 323.4409 S528 Available 33111009596376
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the Constitution to abolition, from voting to civil rights, this chapter book for civic-minded young readers filled with fun facts and historical trivia shows how America got the nickname "land of the free." A perfect way to start a conversation about American freedoms with young readers.

It's a "free country"! Why? Because in America we're free to speak our minds, choose our leaders, and set the rules. Since way back when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, Americans have stood up for freedom again and again--but it wasn't always easy!

Did you know that Henry "Box" Brown escaped slavery by shipping himself north in a box? Or that Susan B. Anthony was arrested when she tried to vote? Did you know that even young kids protested for the right to go to school?

This entertaining, fact-filled book, perfect for fans of the Who Was series, is a great way to talk about America, its values, and the rights we all enjoy. It celebrates how, with every generation, more and more Americans won the right to be free. Find out how they did it and why standing up for the "land of the free" is such a big deal!

With full-color illustrations throughout and a timeline of American history and additional reading resources at the end, this book is a perfect introduction to the meaning of freedom in America.

Includes bibliographical references.

"A kid-friendly history of the concept of freedom in the U.S"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 6-9 Philomel Books.

Grades 2-3 Philomel Books.

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