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Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means - Hardcover

Mihaly, Christy

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9780807524411: Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0807524417 ISBN 13: 9780807524411
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2020

Synopsis

Find out the freedoms and rights of the First Amendment.

It's a free country! But what does that mean? Find out the five liberties protected by the First Amendment. Vivid examples from history and everyday life demonstrate the meaning of freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights to assemble peacefully and to petition the government.

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About the Authors

Christy Mihaly wrote Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means, and has written more than 25 other children’s books. Her 2020 educational civics series won Junior Library Guild gold standard designations. A former lawyer, Christy lives and writes in Vermont.

Manu Montoya was born in Colombia and has studied design and art direction in Colombia and at the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering in Spain. She now lives in Spain.

From the Back Cover

"First Amendment freedoms form a precious birthright, which belongs to all Americans. They underwrite the essence of American democracy. It is never too early to learn the important lessons they have to teach. This charming book is a good place to begin."

~ Robert Post, Sterling Professor of Law, Yale Law School

From the Inside Flap

It's a free country! But what does that mean?


It means we the people of the United States have five important freedoms:
Freedom of religion,
freedom of speech,
freedom of the press,
the freedom to gather in a peaceful rally or protest,
and the freedom to tell our leaders what we want them to do!
These freedoms are guaranteed under the First Amendment to our Constitution.
These freedoms are ours! Find out the history behind them, and see how we use them every day as Americans living in a free country.

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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807524417
ISBN 13 
9780807524411
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Montoya Manu
Number of pages
32
Rating
  • 4.35 out of 5 stars
    95 ratings by Goodreads