Baby Loves Political Science: Democracy!

by Ruth Spiro, Greg Paprocki (Illustrator)

Overview

Does your junior citizen know how to vote ? Could you explain to your little listener how a democracy works and how officials are elected?

This cute and clever addition to the best-selling Baby Loves Political Science series offers an accurate and simple introduction to what makes a great democracy and how every vote counts that is perfect for babies--and their grown ups.

Baby learns what it means to participate in a democracy where everyone has a voice in electing our leaders. There are many ways for all of us, including the youngest children, to participate--such as making signs and sending postcards, campaigning, attending rallies, and of course getting out the vote!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632899910
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	04/07/2020
Series:	Baby Loves Science Series
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	20
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Ruth Spiro is the author of the best-selling Baby Loves Science series, which has been praised for introducing "big science to little minds with the skill of a neurosurgeon" (Matthew Winner, All the Wonders podcast). Ruth also wrote the picture book Made by Maxine. She speaks regularly at STEM and early-childhood conferences across the country.

Greg Paprocki is a graphic artist and children's book illustrator. His books include the top-selling BabyLit alphabet book series. www.gregpaprocki.com

Editorial Reviews

This timely addition to the series focuses on democracy in a developmentally friendly way. This nonpartisan introduction focuses on a mayoral race and depicts people making signs, sending letters, and going to a polling place. Colorful illustrations help contextualize some events that a little one may not have experienced yet. While this book will be well appreciated by traditional board book readers, it is also a great tool to explain this process to older children.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2020-03-25
Baby learns about the elections in this latest entry to the Baby Loves… series.

A toddler with light-brown skin works with her white mommy to color signs and put stamps on postcards to get out the vote, and she cheers Mommy on when she “puts the ballot into the machine.” Along the way, Baby explores key aspects of the political process with her white mom and another, brown-skinned caregiver, such as campaigning, candidates, and the different types of political leaders. It is a simplified and rosy picture of American democracy, asserting confidently that the “candidate with the most votes wins,” and political opponents “can still be friends” after an election. The art is a toddler-centric, idealized world in a bold, bright cartoon style featuring political candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. There is a female-presenting president, a black, male-presenting vice president, a brown-skinned, hijabi senator, and a white, male-presenting representative who uses a wheelchair. While the explanations, imagery, and suggested activities are spot-on for older preschoolers, the format and the “baby” label make the content developmentally inappropriate for the target audience of babies and toddlers. Little ones still learning to label things in their homes and their neighborhoods will be hard-pressed to understand the basics of civic engagement.

A straightforward and lively introduction to the democratic process for readers older than babies. (Board book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews