Local Government (Kids' Guide)

Giesecke, Ernestine

ISBN 10: 1575725126 ISBN 13: 9781575725123

Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree, 2000

Synopsis

What does a county auditor do? Which U.S. cities have the most people? How do local governments get the money to operate? Read Kids' Guide: Local Government and find the answers to these questions and more. As you go on this guided tour through local government, you'll learn about county and city government, you'll learn about county and city governments. Find out some of the responsibilities of local government and how they affect your daily life. The books in the Kids' Guide to Government series offer an overview of government in action.

About this title

About the Author:

Ernestine Giesecke is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-These books offer good information for students beginning to explore and understand the purposes and functions of different governmental systems. In World, two-page chapters explore democracies, communist and socialist states, monarchies, and other systems with attention to international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO. The functions of city, county, and school districts are explained in Local. The three branches of government in the U.S. and the process of a bill becoming a law are briefly outlined in National while State covers capitals, taxes, leaders, and legislature. Appealing layouts feature many full-color photographs, diagrams, and color-coded maps. These simply written titles provide a bridge between the "New True Books" (Children's) and the "I Know America" series (Millbrook).
Gayle Modrall, Presbyterian School, Houston, TX
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1575725126
• ISBN 13: 9781575725123
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32