When You Grow Up To Vote - Read All About It

 

When You Grow Up To Vote
By Eleanor Roosevelt
with Michelle Markel updates 

New Illustrations by Grace Lin 

Recommend for Readers age 6 - 12

A famous woman, Eleanor Roosevelt once said that “Government is like a game. If you do not know the rules or what each player is supposed to do, it is dull, but as soon as you understand what is going on, it can get very exciting.” Here's a book that will show you the rules of this fun game so that when you're old enough, not long from now, you'll be ready When You Grow Up To Vote.

You are a very important part of our country. Now is a good time to start understanding how the country works with this fun book. The original great information from a famous First Lady was updated in 2018 by an exciting picture book biography author, and this book also has plenty of great new pictures by an artist who's praised by many including by the White House.

This book starts by describing close-to-home government workers and the important work they do for all of us including fire fighters, police, and garbage collectors and more. Then read about the jobs of the mayors, managers, and councils that represent the citizens of the cities and counties, and make the laws and policies that guide these workers. It's fun to run a city, and it's also a big job that keeps them very busy. Fortunately they have the help of other city workers. Just wait until you find out the work all these people do, and the workers you see every day in your neighborhood.

Have you ever wondered why we have laws? Have you ever wondered how an idea becomes a law? Spin the dial, or roll the dice, lawmakers have a real starting point and have to follow the steps and rules of the game to make a new law. See this chapter, and the helpful pictures to understand the rules for getting from start to finish for this part of the government game.

Laws and government is not just at the local level. Learn all about our national government, how it works, the part you'll play with your vote, and also our Constitution. It's time for you to get ready for the day that you too will vote, and this fun book tells so much.

In this reissue of Eleanor Roosevelt's wonderful book, New York Times bestselling author of early reader books Grace Lin has included timely updates to reflect today's country and world. In 2016 this author was recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. Illustrator Michelle Markel has written several picture book biographies and has added entertaining and helpful pictures to this book to show the story of how our government works for its citizens. The original author of When You Grow Up To Vote was Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She also served as First Lady of New York, on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and on the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.