Thank You for Voting Young Readers' Edition: The Past, Present, and Future of Voting
By Lucinda Dyer,
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Lively fact-filled guide informs and inspires future voters.
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What's the Story?
THANK YOU FOR VOTING is divided into three fast-moving and fact-filled sections. "The Stories of How We Got the Vote" covers the decades long struggles of women, African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants to gain the right to vote and includes chapters on voter suppression, Jim Crow laws, and how 18-year-olds finally won the right to vote. "Know Before You Vote" tackles tough and sometimes controversial topics like gerrymandering, how to become an educated and discerning consumer of political news coverage, and how to understand polling and the Electoral College. "How to Get People to Vote" looks at young people and voting (what motivated them to vote in 2018?) and how to inspire people (especially young voters) to turn out to the polls.
Is It Any Good?
This is a lively and engaging everything-you-need-to-know-and-more handbook that will educate and inspire future voters and young activists. Thank You for Voting is filled to overflowing with facts, stories, statistics, and tips, and although there are lots of brief insets to break up the text, some younger readers may be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what Thank You for Voting taught them about the importance of each person's vote. Do people in your family vote regularly? What gets them to the polls?
What did you learn about making certain you're getting accurate information about candidates from reputable news sources?
If you could vote in the next election (national or local), what issues would be most important to you?
Book Details
- Author: Erin Geiger Smith
- Genre: Learning
- Topics: Activism , History
- Book type: Non-Fiction
- Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
- Publication date: June 16, 2020
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 10 - 13
- Number of pages: 233
- Available on: Nook, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: September 14, 2020
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