Democracy for Dinosaurs

A Guide for Young Citizens

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By Laurie Krasny Brown

By Marc Brown

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From the bestselling, trusted team behind the Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families series (1.5 million copies sold life to date!) comes this introductory guide that "should be required reading for all of us—of any age" (Horn Book), encouraging even the littlest ones to become engaged citizens.

 
Democracy has never been more at the forefront of the national conversation. Using a direct style and kid-friendly dinosaur art as an entry point into tough but important topics is the Dino Tales formula for success. Democracy for Dinosaurs takes key values on every parent's mind and gives them tools to showyoung readers how things they do every single day can be guided by principles we must share in a democratic society: freedom, fairness, the rule of law, equality, respect for free speech, and respect for the truth. By modeling accessible ways to practice being a good citizen, kids will see they are part of their country and that they have an important role to play.
 
Democracy has never been more at the forefront of the national conversation. Using a direct style and kid-friendly dinosaur art as an entry point into tough but important topics is the Dino Tales formula for success. Democracy for Dinosaurs takes key values on every parent's mind and gives them tools to showyoung readers how things they do every single day can be guided by principles we must share in a democratic society: freedom, fairness, the rule of law, equality, respect for free speech, and respect for the truth. By modeling accessible ways to practice being a good citizen, kids will see they are part of their country and that they have an important role to play.

 
Other Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families
  • How to Be a Friend
  • Dinosaurs Divorce
  • When Dinosaurs Die

Genre:

  • "The inviting second-person text speaks directly to 'kid citizens', encouraging them to view themselves as participants in our government... This optimistic and accessible guide to civic responsibility concludes with the charge to 'Stand Up for Democracy'—a message now more important than ever."
    Horn Book
  • "The approachable illustrations implement cheery comics panels featuring anthropomorphized dinosaurs in a variety of relatable scenarios to explain fairness and its relationships to rules and laws, voting as a means of choosing and expressing individual opinions, and the tricky differences between truth, opinion, and belief."
    Booklist
  • Praise for Dinosaurs Divorce:A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * "Prediction: this will become a real 'security blanket' for those young readers in need."School Library Journal, starred review
  • Praise for How to Be a Friend:"Will be very useful to parents, teachers, and other caregivers of young children—on a daily, if not hourly, basis."—The Horn Book 

On Sale
Jun 28, 2022
Page Count
32 pages
ISBN-13
9780316534567

Laurie Krasny Brown

About the Author

Laurie Krasny Brown is a fine artist as well as an author, parent, and educator with a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and a doctorate in human development from Harvard University. She has written many books for children, including the popular Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies to date.

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and executive producer of the children’s PBS television series Arthur. Laurie and Marc live in New York City and Tisbury, Massachusetts.

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Marc Brown

About the Author

Marc Brown is the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series and creative producer of the number-one children’s PBS television series “Arthur.” He has illustrated many books for children, including Marc Brown’s Playtime Rhymes, If All the Animals Came Inside, Ten Tiny Toes, and Wild About Books.

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