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Voting
Sarah De Capua
Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2012)Whether being used to select a class president or a U.S. president, voting is a crucial part of American life. It can also be a surprisingly complicated process. Readers will learn who is eligible to vote in the United States, how voter registration works, and the importance of choosing carefully between candidates.
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The Tlingit
Sarah DeCapua
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2009)"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Tlingit people"--Provided by publisher.
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Netherlands
Sarah DeCapua
Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2003)Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of the Netherlands.
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Paying Taxes
Sarah De Capua
Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 7, 2012)Discover why taxes are necessary to pay for the basic services they use everyday, how tax payments are calculated, and why people often disagree on how taxes should work.A True Book: Civics series helps children become productive citizens by presenting core civic knowledge in a fun and engaging way. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. From libraries and schools to roads and public parks, governments provide their citizens with a large number of important utilities and services. Such things are often expensive to build and maintain.
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Running for Public Office
Sarah De Capua
Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 7, 2012)Find out just what it takes to run for office in the United States. Also learn about campaigning and how elections work.A True Book: Civics series helps children become productive citizens by presenting core civic knowledge in a fun and engaging way. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study. From small town mayors to the men and women of the U.S. congress, all public officials play important roles in the nation's government.
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Netherlands
Sarah DeCapua
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2003)Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of the Netherlands.
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The Wilderness Road
Sarah DeCapua
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)Describes how Daniel Boone blazed a trail through mountains and forests to open the way for settlement of Kentucky and lands to the west.
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Andrew Carnegie
Sarah DeCapua
Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2007)Readers will be introduced to Andrew Carnegie and his rise from impoverished immigrant to one of the world's wealthiest industrialists. Learn how this self-made master of the American steel industry put his leadership, determination, and wealth to good use by building libraries, schools, and universities that continue to benefit people today.
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Great Women of Pioneer America
Sarah DeCapua
Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2005)Details the lives of six pioneer women who braved the hardship of the times, and reshaped the nation in the process. Biographies include Narcissa Whitman, Caroline Quiner Ingalls, Bethenia Owens-Adair, Susan LaFlesche Picotte, Esther Morris, and Abigail Scott Duniway.
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We Need Directions!
Sarah De Capua
Paperback (Children's Press, Aug. 1, 2002)An introduction to the cardinal directions and how to find them using a compass, the Sun, and a map.Emergent readers (Ages 6-7) can expand their horizons and take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world or right in their own backyard through this easy-to-read, nonfiction series.
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