Thomas doesn’t do much campaigning while Grace goes all out. Nice kid, but when he calculates the electoral votes and sees that the boys hold more votes than the girls, he assumes the race is his. Woohoo for working important information into an entertaining story, and for helping us teach the Craft and Structure Common Core State Standard!ģ. The author’s note at the end gives more information about the Electoral College and how it works. We still learn about electoral votes, representatives, constituents, polls, and rallies, all in ways that make sense to kids. The language is not watered down, even though this book is aimed at early elementary students. Hooray for encouraging participation in the democratic process!Ģ. Her teacher encourages her by holding a school election. When Grace’s teacher shows a poster of all the past American presidents, Grace asks the question so many of us have wondered over the years, “Where are the girls?” Grace decides to “be the change” and run for president. This book gets my vote for so many reasons:ġ. “Red” voters, “blue” voters, undecided voters, here’s one thing we can all agree upon: Grace for President written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by LeUyen Pham wins for Most Fun Picture Book for Early Elementary Students to Explain How the Voting Process Works.
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