If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution

by Elizabeth Levy, Joan Holub (Illustrator)

Overview

If you were there when they signed the Constitution you would see
--Why the Constitution is called a miracle.
--The first big argument.
--What was missing from the Constitution.

This books takes you behind the locked doors of Philadelphia's State House during the history-making summer of 1787. You will meet the key delegates and find out what is going on.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780590451598
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/1992
Series:	If You...
Edition description:	Updated
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.19(d)
Lexile:	810L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Elizabeth Levy was born on April 4, 1942, in Buffalo, N.Y. She earned a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Brown University, and a M.A.T. from Columbia University. Before writing full-time, she worked as an editor and researcher in a news department at American Broadcasting Co. and was an assistant editor at a publishing company. Her books cover a wide range of reading levels and subject matter. While Levy obviously writes her books to instruct children, she also says she writes on subjects in which she is greatly interested. Levy is a member of the Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Writers of America, and PEN.



Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated more than 130 children's books. With Suzanne Williams she is the author of the popular Goddess Girls, Heroes in Training, and Grimmtastic Girls series. She lives in Raleigh, N.C. and can be found at www.joanholub.com.