How the Legislative Branch Works
How America Works
Learn how a bill becomes a law and how the U.S. Congress helps maintain the government's balance of power. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-5038-0906-2
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$22.95 | |
978-1-5038-1512-4
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$36.95 |
Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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Reading Level | Grade 4 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Category | Social Studies |
Copyright | 2017 |
Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Publication Date | 2016-08-01 |
BISACS | JNF043000, JNF052040, JNF025250 |
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Dewey | 328.73 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
Lexile | 580 |
Guided Reading Level | V |
ATOS Reading Level | 4.7 |
ATOS Interest Level | MG |
Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 184075 |
Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Phonetics, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
Online Resources |
- What Is the Legislative Branch?
- What Is Congress?
- The History of the Legislative Branch
- The Legislative Process
- Glossary
- To Learn More
- Index
- About the Author
Author: Maddie Spalding
Maddie Spalding is an enthusiastic writer and reader. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her favorite part of writing is learning about new and interesting subjects.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of How America Works from School Library Journal on November 1, 2016
With 24 pages per book, these titles are brief. Even so, elegant design and substantive content make them strong contenders. Each one tackles a specific component of U.S. government and describes, in brief, the influences and other formative issues surrounding it. For instance, in How… View →