{"product_id":"we-the-people-big-ideas-don-brown-9781419757389","title":"We the People!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #4","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Don Brown explores the history of democracy in the United States in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World series. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Greek word \u003ci\u003edemocracy \u003c\/i\u003ecomes from \u003ci\u003edemos\u003c\/i\u003e (people) and \u003ci\u003ekratos\u003c\/i\u003e (rule)--meaning \"the people hold power.\" In this timely graphic novel, acclaimed author-illustrator Don Brown explores the history of democracy--from civilization's beginnings as hunter-gatherers to the birth of monarchies and vast empires, and from the earliest republics to our present-day government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Narrated by Abigail Adams, \u003ci\u003eWe the People!\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Athenian and Greek assemblies inspired our legislative and judiciary branches; how Enlightenment ideals of reason, toleration, and human progress shaped our founding fathers' thinking; how Mali's Manden Charter and England's Magna Carta influenced our Bill of Rights; and how the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy directly shaped the US Constitution. Explaining the fundamentals of democracy--liberty, equality, and justice for all--in a kid-friendly way, \u003ci\u003eWe the People!\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful reminder that power rests in the people's hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419757385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419757389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Fanfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.75w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e522467 \/ We the People!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2022","brand":"Don Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071440154879,"sku":"9781419757389","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a89cf59-26fd-458a-bc93-28f47d27cffa.jpg?v=1685436105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-the-people-big-ideas-don-brown-9781419757389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}