Age
8-11
Grade
3-4
Patricia Brennan Demuth, Tim Foley
What Is The Constitution?
Library Binding
(Turtleback Books July 10, 2018)
, Turtleback School & Library Edition edition
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. We the people at Who HQ bring readers the full story--arguments and all--of how the US Constitution came into being. Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly fought issues--those between Northern and Southern States; big states and little ones--and the key players such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington who suffered through countless revisions to make the Constitution happen.
- Series
- What Was?
- ISBN
- 0606413227 / 9780606413220
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 8.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.5
in.