Vote!



Title: Vote!
Author: Eileen Christelow
Illustrator: Eileen Christelow
Type: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 2nd-6th
Publisher: Clarion Books
Date of Publication: 2003
ISBN: 978-0618247547

Synopsis: Narrated by two talking dogs, this is a simple, easy-to-understand explanation of the voting process.  A a race for mayor is underway in a fictional town, the dogs walk the reader through how and why people vote.  They discuss issues such as how to research candidates, fundraising, political advertising, and the history of voter rights.  The book is laid out in a Sunday comics type of format.

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Possible Teaching Points: 1) the voting process in America, 2) voters' rights, 3) civic responsibility

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