Vote for Isaiah!: a Citizenship Story: A Citizenship Story (Main Street School Set 2)

Suen, Anastasia

ISBN 10: 1602702748 ISBN 13: 9781602702745

Publisher: Magic Wagon, 2008

Synopsis

The students in Miss K’s class experience situations that occur in schools everywhere. A group of children learns about citizenship in Vote for Isaiah! Isaiah's quest for a seat on student council teaches about citizenship, fairness, cooperation, and friendship with brilliant illustrations and humorous text. What Do You Think? quetions, Miss K's Classroom rules, and a glossary aid teachers in classroom discussions about the character trait of fairness featured in this stunning picture book. Special thanks to content consultant Vicki F. Panaccione Ph.D. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades preK-4.

About this title

From Booklist:

Student council elections are always of interest to young readers. Enter Isaiah, an earnest kid who wants to run for third-grade student council. (It’s not exactly clear why Isaiah wants to run, but a fantasy bubble of him standing at a podium in a sharp suit may have something to do with it.) His friend Omar offers to lend his art skills to jazz up Isaiah’s campaign poster, but Omar goes too far when he suggests tearing down Isaiah’s opponent’s poster. The book is meant to be used in a teaching environment: in place of a satisfying conclusion, readers are faced with a glossary and questions, including “What do you think about Omar’s advice to take down the sign?” However, the clear narrative and appealing artwork—not to mention the welcome introduction of two minority protagonists—will resonate with anyone who’s ever hoped to win a vote. Grades K-2. --Daniel Kraus

Review:

"Colorful illustrations depict a multicultural classroom....they do a decent job of imparting lessons on character development."

About this edition

• Publisher: Magic Wagon
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1602702748
• ISBN 13: 9781602702745
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ebbeler Jeff