D Is for Democracy: A Citizen's Alphabet (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781585362349)

Despite the banter in today's media, many Americans are still in the dark when it comes to knowing and acting upon their rights and responsibilities as citizens of a democratic society. In refreshingly candid and straight-to-the-point language author Elissa Grodin takes readers of all ages on an A-Z trip through our government's structure, from its earliest beginnings to definitions of basic components and concepts (including immigration and taxation). Engaging, disarming, and frequently thought-provoking artwork from illustrator Victor Juhasz emphasizes the magnitude of the subject. From founding fathers, first ladies, and the First Amendment to the presidential oath of office, D is for Democracy details the political processes, parties, and people of democracy, American-style. Elissa D. Grodin grew up in a large family in Kansas City, Missouri, and was fifteen years old when she started to write short stories. While living in London in the late '70s, she wrote for the Times Literary Supplement and New Statesman. After moving to New York, she studied at the School of Visual Arts and met her husband, actor Charles Grodin, while interviewing him for American Film magazine. D is for Democracy is her second children's book with Sleeping Bear Press. She also wrote N is for Nutmeg: A Connecticut Alphabet. Elissa lives with her family in Wilton, Connecticut. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, Victor Juhasz began illustrating in 1974. His humorous illustrations and caricatures have been commissioned by major magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, and book publishers both national and international, and his clients include Time, Newsweek, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and GQ. Victor lives in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Author: Elissa D. Grodin
ISBN-10: 1585362344
ISBN-13: 9781585362349
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2004
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.30h x 11.28w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 82897 / D Is for Democracy: A Citizen's Alphabet

Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 08/23/2004 pg. 57
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 140
Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04 09/01/2004 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 08/23/2004
Booklist 01/01/2005 pg. 848
Foreword 03/01/2005 pg. 58
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 106 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Foreword 08/19/2009