![]() Happy Nonfiction Monday! Anastasia's got the roundup at Picture Book of the Day (where you can ALSO enter to win a free virtual author visit to your class!). The SLJ review suggests pairing it with Lane Smith's John, Paul, George, and Ben and I'll heartily second that. It's accessible and fun and I'll take pleasure in recommending it. This is a great introduction to the Constitution and to American government. The effect is similar to The Scrambled States of America (which I also loved).Īn afterword presents more info and a great section of notes clarifies items presented throughout the book in an accessible way. Jef Czekaj pays great attention to detail and includes small things that kids will love to notice. In this brightly illustrated picture book, children dressed in chunky, state-shaped costumes act out a play called Unite or Die, which dramatizes problems that sprang up after the American Revolution and their resolution at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Some of the kids are dressed up as states, some as forefathers. One of the most imposing comes from our deep political divisions. And it explains how our Constitution was created and designed to grow with us as a nation.Īnd the information is presented through children performing a school play. The United States is facing serious challenges. It explains what issues the delegates discussed and what they debated. Jacqueline Jules's concise text explains why we needed it. Unite or Die gives a great overview of the Constitutional Convention. And that something was the Constitutional Convention in 1787 where delegates from twelve of the thirteen states came together to build a new government. The drawing represented various American colonies, with the slogan Join or die. There was no central government to negotiate international trades or help the states if they got into trouble. The Unite or Die Flag is a historically accurate flag based on an illustration circulated by Benjamin Franklin i n an attempt to make the case that the American colonies must stick together. Traveling between the states was like traveling to a different country. Here was the United States of America!Įach of the thirteen states had its own government. The American Revolution officially ended in 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. And then we became a country, right?īut that just shows you how much I remember from junior year American History (sorry, Ms. So, you know all about the American Revolution, right? And you know how in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. ![]() Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Jef Czekaj.
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