It's voting day! What better way to celebrate than teaching your kids about elections? Here are four great books that will educate and entertain!
Grace for President by Kelly S. DiPucchio, illustrated by LeUyen Pham -- Grace's school decides to hold an election for class president with one person from each class selected to run. Each student represents a different state and receives the number of electoral college votes for that state. The two candidates campaign and give speeches, but in the end will the best candidate win? A fun book with an obvious "best" candidate and a good easy way for kids to learn about how the electoral college works.
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin illustrated by Betsy Lewin -- Duck is tired of doing work on the farm and decides to run for president, little does he know this is much more work that he imagined. In this hilarious book, by the well-known authors of Click, Clack, Moo!, Duck takes on corruption and humans and manages to win the election without saying a word!
So You Want to be President by Judith St. George Illustrated by David Small -- This wonderful book covers a lot of information in a fun and engrossing way. The comical sketches of each president bring to light personality traits, physical features, home life, and pervious jobs. Kids will enjoy the light-hearted focus of this book and the wonderful illustrations.
Vote! by Eileen Christelow -- Using a mayoral race as a backdrop Christelows fun cartoon like sketches educate about debates, rallies, and voter registration. Presented in a appealing format this is a great book to introduce the complicated world of politics to kids.
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