A More Perfect Union
By (Author) Betsy Maestro
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins Childrens Book Group
1st January 2009
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage: General interest
Educational: Politics and constitution
Educational: History
347.3022
Paperback
48
This easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. "Simple, attractive, informative....The most accessible history of the Constitution to date."--School Library Journal.
"Invaluable." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Once again, the Maestros have produced a simple, attractive, and informative book about a milestone in American history. The simplest and most accessible history of the Constitution to date." -- School Library Journal
"The earliest introduction available to the Constitution." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"A good job of showing today's children how this extraordinary document was created." -- San Francisco Chronicle
Betsy Maestro is the author of the "American Story" series, illustrated by her husband, Giulio. She has also written several other non-fiction picture books, including the Let's-Read-And-Find-Out science books How Do Apples Grow and Why Do Leaves Change Color The Maestros live in Old Lyme, Connecticut.