Fagbøger for børn og unge: politik

A gripping historical account of President Ronald Reagan's battle to end the Cold War, adapted for young readers from the book by #1 bestselling author and Fox News Channel anchor Bret BaierOn May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan stood before a packed audience at Moscow State University. He delivered a speech that would go down in history, as it was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. The importance of this speech was largely overlooked at the time, yet the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage. Adapted for a younger audience, and including an 8-page insert of historical photographs, Three Days in Moscow reveals the president's critical and often misunderstood role in orchestrating a successful, peaceful ending to the Cold War.This page-turning, accessible account sheds light on America's current place in the world while introducing young readers to one of America's most remarkable leaders?and the unique qualities that allowed him to succeed with America's most dangerous enemy, when his predecessors had fallen short.

The Constitution is interesting! But, often hard to interpret at first glance. Luckily, Side-by-Side Constitution was written for young readers in plain English with accessibility and clarity for all!

Explores the establishment of the American colonies. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and a "Voices from the Past" feature make this book an exciting and informative read.

Explores the American Revolution. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and a "Voices from the Past" feature make this book an exciting and informative read.

Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn't let him fight for the North. Despite the South's ultimate defeat, General Robert E. Lee remains one of the United States' true military heroes.

In January 1961, three days before President Dwight D. Eisenhower passed the torch to John F. Kennedy, the president had one final mission.In the young readers' edition of his New York Times bestselling book, Fox News anchor Bret Baier examines the historic transition and Eisenhower's last chance to lead the country he loved through his legendary farewell address and his personal appeals to Kennedy. Baier paints a vivid picture of the contrasts between old and new at the beginning of a decisive decade in American history. Eisenhower and Kennedy were very different men. Eisenhower, at seventy, was an elder statesman, a five-star Army general during WWII, and one of the most popular Republican presidents of the past century. Kennedy, a forty-three-year-old Democrat, had captured the nation's attention with his energy and youth, but was inexperienced.Eisenhower believed he had hard-won knowledge to pass on to his successor, but he didn't know if Kennedy would listen. It was Eisenhower's final mission as president to leave the new president, and the country, with the lessons he had learned and guidance for a direction forward.Meticulously researched, broad in scope, and full of timely insights?as well as historic photographs?this edition will enable young readers to experience a piece of ?living history? and will inspire a deeper understanding of the pivotal moments that forged the next seventy-five years.

Verden er uretfærdig! Nogle få har alt for meget, og de fleste for lidt. Lucas og Mikkel beslutter sig for at gøre oprør. Sammen med klassekammeraterne sætter de gang i en revolution. Klasselæreren bliver sat uden for døren, og en ny fællesejet madbod bliver født! Men alt går ikke helt efter planen, og Lucas og Mikkel opdager, at deres revolution skaber nye vindere og tabere …

Patriotic Citizenship and Service in the Fourth Republic of Nigeria is an academic or research work. It seeks to encourage earnest and Patriotic Citizenship drive across the country. The author tried to use military service with a high mortality rate and risk to portray true service to one's fatherland. The book encourages unity as against the ethnic divide that is tearing the country apart. Isaac is of the view that leadership should embrace Patriotic Citizenship at all levels as against the separatist agitations that are in the land. The book suggests a unique federal system of government or any system that is original and can work. Each region should be independent within an ecosystem that functions properly. He suggests a realistic salary scale for all public office holders. The book also request that each Geo- Political Zone should produce a competent President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria each electoral season.

This is how history should be told to kids!From Newbery Honor medalist Susan Campbell Bartoletti and in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of woman suffrage in America comes the tirelessly researched story of the little-known DC Women's March of 1913.Bartoletti spins a story like few others--deftly taking readers by the hand and introducing them to suffragettes Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Paul and Burns met in a London jail and fought their way through hunger strikes, jail time, and much more to win a long, difficult victory for America and its women.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Illus. in full color. Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest presidents, started out in life as an absent-minded frontier lawyer. How did he nudge his memory? He stuck letters, court notes, contracts, and even his checkbook in his trademark top hat. When he took off his hat, it was all there!

What happens when a bird is raised by cows, sheep, and elephants? Baby the bird is raised by animals of all species, who lovingly provide play, food, and care as he grows up. However, there's one thing they can't do--teach the little bird to fly. When Baby meets a bird like himself, he realizes that the ability to fly was always inside him. This heartwarming book combines whimsical illustrations with a heartwarming story about nontraditional families, accepting differences, and realizing one's abilities.

A group of 12-year-old friends concerned about climate change proposes a new way to save the earth: amending the U.S. Constitution. Their project propels these activists on an amazing journey across America?nd all the way to Norway?with plenty of outside-the-box hijinks and civil disobedience, as they work to save the planet and their futures on it. For sixth grader Sam Warren and his friends Catalina, Alistair, Jaesang, and Zoe, the effects of climate change are too pressing to ignore. Adults don't seem to be up to the challenge of taking action to make real change, but kids know it's their futures on the line. If their parents, teachers, and government officials won't step up well, then, they will! And these young people will stop at nothing to save the planet and their futures on it. With a little help from a retired kids' rights lawyer and a grandma who knows how to march, they are ready to think big: Constitutional amendment big. But can a bunch of 12-year-olds really draft an amendment that protects the planet, get it to pass in Congress, and change enough hearts and minds across the country to get it ratified before the clock runs out? Steve Frank crafts another funny and fast-paced story of heightened-reality wish-fulfillment, loaded with the witty patter of smart kids, in this book that reads like Aaron Sorkin for middle grade and plumbs the complexities of the Constitution and the critical turning point of global climate change.

Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn't, at significant times in American history. Read the original words?sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety?that have shaped our cultural fabric. A Chicago Public Library Best Book!"A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history." ?Booklist"A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.?and the world?do better." ?Kirkus"An important addition to American history collections." ?School Library JournalIntroductions by acclaimed writer Tonya Bolden provide historical context and critical insights to the meaning and impact of every speech. Illustrations by award-winning artist Eric Velasquez illuminate what it was really like at each moment in history. This collection includes the following:Patrick Henry, ?Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death?George Washington, Farewell AddressRed Jacket, ?We Never Quarrel about Religion?Frederick Douglass, ?What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July??Sojourner Truth, ?I Am a Woman's Rights?Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg AddressTheodore Roosevelt, ?Citizenship in a Republic?Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ?The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself?Lou Gehrig, ?Farewell to Baseball?Langston Hughes, ?On the Blacklist All Our Lives?John Fitzgerald Kennedy, ?We Choose to Go to the Moon?Martin Luther King, Jr., ?I Have a Dream?Fannie Lou Hamer, ?I Question America?Cesar Chavez, Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984Hillary Rodham Clinton, ?Women's Rights Are Human Rights?Strong Voices includes a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts, as well as a timeline in the back of the book, along with letters to the reader from Tonya Bolden and Eric Velasquez. Strong Voices is a tremendous introduction to the extraordinary words spoken in history.

In the name of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, Stephen had to save it!Today, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most heavily guarded treasures of the United States of America, but during the War of 1812 it would have been destroyed if not for a man whose name and story have nearly been forgotten by time. . . .Stephen Pleasonton knew paper. He spent his days reading and writing letters, organizing files, and recording the recordables. However, none of that prepared him for the urgent message he received from his boss alerting him that the British army was on its way to the capital. The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and numerous other documents that Stephen was entrusted with were all in danger! It was up to him to get our nation's most cherished and priceless artifacts safely out of Washington. But how would a lowly clerk manage that?Award-winning journalist Anna Crowley Redding and Sibert Honor illustrator Edwin Fotheringham bring to life this riveting true story about how Stephen Pleasonton saved the words that built America.

You've probably seen her on t-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos, well, now that famous face graces the cover of our latest Who Is? title.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable

A compendium of opinion on the severity, effects, constitutionality, and regulation of domestic surveillance.

"This title in the Current Controversies series explores the issues surrounding drones, including why drones are controversial, how drone technology has outpaced regulation, whether or not domestic law enforcement agencies should be allowed to use drones, and if commercial drone use should be allowed."--Publisher description.

A compendium of opinion on the issue of abortion, including moral justification, women's health, and width of access.

He was only 42 years old when he was sworn in as President of the United States in 1901, making TR the youngest president ever. But did you know that he was also the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize? The first to ride in a car? The first to fly in an airplane? Theodore Roosevelt's achievements as a naturalist, hunter, explorer, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician. Find out more about The Bull Moose, the Progressive, the Rough Rider, the Trust Buster, and the Great Hunter who was our larger-than-life 26th president in Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Ernest Hemingway's depiction of war in his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is one without clear ideological or moral imperatives. The story wrestles with themes of wartime and violence, as readers follow Robert Jordan, an American teacher, who volunteers to lead an ill-disciplined band of guerrillas during the Spanish Civil War. This illuminating volume explores themes surrounding war as they relate to Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. A series of essays focus on topics such as the distinction between a war novel and a propaganda novel about war, the war against civilians in Spain, and civil wars being waged in the Middle East today.

This compelling volume explores Toni Morrison's classic novel through the lens of slavery. The book examines Morrison's life and influences and takes a critical look at key ideas related to slavery in Beloved, such as the role of slavery in both the forging and destruction of an African-American identity, the impact of slavery on family relationships, and the psychological trauma caused by slavery. Contemporary perspectives on the subject of slavery are presented as well, touching upon topics such as the global problem of human trafficking and the role of multinational corporations in modern day slavery.

Ermintrude was once a happy cow. Looked after by the children she shared her milk, so all the children were happy too. Then along came a series of grown-ups who thought they could look after Ermintrude better than the children. But really, they just wanted Ermintrude's milk for themselves. This story introduces children to concepts like wealth, power, and privilege in a delightful way that will have them chattering amongst themselves and with grown-ups perhaps for a lifetime.

¡Sal a votar! Este libro con ilustraciones atractivas para los niños es una introducción al tema de la votación y las elecciones. El papá de Leo le enseña la importancia de cada voto y cómo hacerse oír para impulsar a su comunidad.El papá de Leo va a participar en su primera elección como ciudadano de los Estados Unidos de América por naturalización, y le promete llevarlo con él a las casillas. ¡Leo no puede esperar! Pero luego de que su primo Ray pone en duda la importancia de un solo voto, será necesario que el grupo escolar de Leo lleve a cabo un simulacro de las elecciones, además de una charla con su papá, para convencerlo de que todos y cada uno de los votos importan.Este interesante libro ilustrado nos muestra cómo deciden los ciudadanos quién estará a cargo y las etapas importantes en una elección, desde el registro de votantes, hasta las casillas y formarse para votar. También contiene extenso material adicional para aquellos niños que quieran profundizar en el tema.---Get out the vote! In the Spanish edition of this kid-friendly picture book introduction to voting and elections, Leo's father teaches him about the importance of every single vote, and how to use their voices to uplift their community.Leo's dad is voting in his first election as a naturalized US citizen, and he promises to take Leo to the polls with him. Leo can't wait! But, after his cousin Ray casts doubt on the importance of a single vote, it'll take Leo's class mock election results, as well as a talk with his dad to convince him that each and every vote matters. This lively picture book shows us how citizens decide who will be in charge, hitting key moments in an election, from voter registration to polling places, to staying in line, and features extensive backmatter for kids who want to dig deeper.

In this coming-of-age novel perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Rebecca Lynn Solomon, nothing can derail Emmy Crawford, the type-A daughter of a senator, from relentlessly pursuing her dreams--not Crohn's disease, the paparazzi, or even heartbreak. There are three things high school senior Emmy Crawford will accomplish, no matter what: Taking Nationals in debate this season.Shielding her sister, Issy, from anything that could hurt her, especially her anxiety.Representing her family well, since her mom may be the next president.And nothing can get in Emmy's way. Not Crohn's disease, even if her gut has been acting up. Not the paparazzi, who snap any photos they can get of the daughters of a presidential candidate. And definitely not her feelings for Gabe Castillo, the only debater in DC who stands a chance at beating her--and who she used to be on secret kissing terms with, before he ghosted her. When Gabe unexpectedly returns to the debate scene and Issy starts crushing on him, Emmy works harder than ever to keep her eyes on winning and off her aching heart and body, because the alternative means losing the three things that matter most.

"Weird But True! Know-It-All titles take the same classic branding of Weird But True and dive deeper to provide kids with a comprehensive overview of everything they need to know about a single subject, while packing in all the wacky, weird tidbits! This edition explores a complicated and timely subject: the government of the United States!"--

"In the quaint yet politically charged town of Edgartown, North Carolina, two worlds are about to collide. Meet Annabelle Morningstar, an impassioned, quirky high school activist raised by her news anchor and surgeon mothers, both champions of progressive ideals. Across town, there's Gabe Delgado, the quintessential all-American boy, molded by his conservative, Cuban senator father. Edgartown is a town literally divided--the Liberal East and the Conservative North coexisting as neighbors but rarely as friends. But what happens when the two sides meet in the least likely of places: a local bookstore? When employees at Annabelle's favorite literary haven decide to unionize, she finds her path unexpectedly crossing with Gabe's. And then they're tossed together weekly as they get special training help for their beloved cross-country competitions. With their worlds thrown into disarray, the two high schoolers must navigate their complex feelings for each other while wrestling with their polarized upbringings. Can love bloom in the crossfire of political discord?"--Book jacket.