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We the People: The Story of Our Constitution | 
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| Author: Lynne Cheney
Creator: Greg Harlin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 7829
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 10.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 141695418X
Dewey Decimal Number: 342.73029
EAN: 9781416954187
ASIN: 141695418X
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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Product Description
America had won the Revolution, but our troubles were far from over. The thirteen states were squabbling, the country could not pay its bills, and in Massachusetts farmers had taken up arms against the government. Was our country, which had fought so hard for its independence, going to survive? In May 1787 delegates from across the country -- including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin -- gathered in Philadelphia and, meeting over the course of a sweltering summer, created a new framework for governing: the Constitution of the United States. Their efforts turned a shaky alliance of states into a nation that would prosper and grow powerful, drawing its strength for centuries to come from "We the people" and inspiring hope for freedom around the world.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Outrageous December 29, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I got this book as a Christmas gift and the audacity of it takes my breath away. I will be returning this book post haste as I do not want to be part of anything that puts a dime into the Cheney bank accounts.
The fact that Lynne Chaney -- wife of Dick Chaney, the biggest threat to our Constitution since it was written more than 200 years ago -- thought it was a good idea to write a book about the Constitution is sacriligious and outrageous. It may be a good book -- I'll never know -- but it abets her husband's illegal activities. And yes, I know "a portion of the proceeds will go to charity" -- but which charity and how much? And how much will go into the Cheney coffers?
Despicable.
 Outstanding Continuation of her other books December 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you have not ordered and read all the other fine books, may I suggest you do so. History needs to be started early in life and for whatever the reasons it is hardly done right in schools anymore, so we have taken it upon ourselves to read to our grandchildren as well as stock their parents book shelves with the likes of this book.
The wife of a war criminal tries to write about the Constitution? December 18, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
It is more than a little comical for Lynne Cheney to write a children's book about the Constitution. Along with her husband, Vice President Dick Cheney, she has opposed _all_ public education, public water -- almost all public institutions. Had she and her husband been around in 1783, there would have been no Constitution and certainly no Bill of Rights. In that time, her kind were Tories -- monarchists.
The book is very nicely illustrated, but needless to say, Cheney did not do the illustrations.
It is hard to imagine a more inappropriate author for such a work.
beautiful history December 12, 2008
Beautifully done story of the Constitution. Simply written story with wonderful pictures. Perfect for children (and some adults).
Something I've Needed For A Long Time! December 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book for teaching social studies. I teach ESOL students in middle school (English to speakers of other languages) and find that teaching the story of the development of the constitution can be confusing and boring. I've even had confusion over it and have only learned it better from having to teach it year after year. This book by Lynne Cheney still had information to share with me. It's wonderful. The reading level is just right for my students and the picture book format is really helpful. The writing is clear and interesting and I think the students will not be bored listening to the book or reading it with me. The development of the constitution is one of the most important times in our history but it isn't a clear concise story. A war is more tangible and comprehensible than a room with a group of famous concerned men. Lynne Cheney helps tell this wonderful tale beautifully. My only complaint would be that she failed to include how the Bill of Rights came to be. That story may need a book in itself!
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