Brown, Liz

Offers children an overview of the rights and duties associated with being a citizen of a country, explaining how they can take part in their own communities, how the country's rules are made, and how the United States government works.

Offers children an overview of the rights and duties associated with being a citizen of a country, explaining how they can take part in their own communities, how the country's rules are made, and how the United States government works.

Describes several kinds of reference materials, including encyclopedias, almanacs, magazines, and others, explaining what kinds of information they contain and how they are organized; presents an exercise on each; and discusses evaluation of sources and plagiarism.

Kate Hanson decides to take the challenge when she is given three months to train a horse.

Jen and Keisha investigate when Misty's feed is poisoned.

When Allie finds out that the worst bully at school is a girl named Danni who likes to spread nasty rumors, she decides to find help by getting a teacher involved.

Offers children an overview of the rights and duties associated with being a citizen of a country, explaining how they can take part in their own communities, how the country's rules are made, and how the United States government works.

Easy-to-follow text, colorful photographs and illustrations, and simple activities help students develop their critical thinking skills and apply those skills to their studies.