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• What Is An Election?

  Jenner, Caryn

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  An introduction to politics and elections explains how and where democracy began and how it has evolved throughout history.

• Get Involved

  Democracy

  Kita, Joy,

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  Discusses Canada's democratic process and the important role of Canadian citizens.

• Get Out and Vote!

  How You Can Shape the Future

  MacLeod, Elizabeth

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  Dive into the past, present and future of voting around the world, and discover why it's one of the most important things you can do as a citizen. With profiles of young people who are making the vote count, this book will empower readers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Vote for Me!

  How Governments and Elections Work Around the World

  Spilsbury, Louise

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  Vote for Me explains politics to children and shows them just who is in charge around the world--from presidents and prime ministers to dictators, autocrats, and monarchs. It also answers important questions that kids have, including: What…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sometimes People March

  Allen, Tessa,

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  Highlights some of the rallying causes for organized marches throughout history.

• Why Does Democracy Matter?

  Pegis, Jessica (Jessica M.)

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  Appealing text and supportive images introduce young readers to democratic principles, including fairness, equality, and respect for legitimate authority and rules. Young readers will also learn the basic concepts of how a democracy works.

• That's Not Fair!

  Getting to Know Your Rights and Freedoms

  McLaughlin, Danielle S., 1951-

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  A book of six stories about what it means to live in a democracy. In an imaginary city, some silly characters get into scrapes when they fail to recognize one another's rights. Knowing that in democracies there are not perfect solutions,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Have the Right to Be a Child

  Serres, Alain, 1956-

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  A brief afterword explains that the rights outlined in the book come from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989.

• What Can a Citizen Do?

  Eggers, Dave

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  Rhyming text explores citizenship, showing readers how seemingly unrelated actions, such as planting a tree or joining a cause can create a community.

• Meet Viola Desmond

  MacLeod, Elizabeth

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  Meet Viola Desmond, community leader and early civil rights trailblazer! On the night of November 8th 1946, Nova Scotia businesswoman Viola Desmond stood up for her right to be in the "unofficial" whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Meet Mary Ann Shadd

  MacLeod, Elizabeth

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  As a young woman, Shadd became a trailblazer in every realm she touched -- opening a desegregated school in Chatham, Ontario; becoming the first Black female newspaper publisher in North America with The Provincial Freeman; becoming a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How We Can Live

  Principles of Black Lives Matter

  Garcia, Laleña,

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  An introduction to thirteen principles underlying the Black Lives Matter movement and organization, written in a style that children can understand and illustrated with portraits of icons, activists, and regular people.

• Fighting for Yes!

  the Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

  Cocca-Leffler, Maryann, 1958-

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  In the 1970s an important disability rights law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy [Heumann] and other disability rights activists fought for YES! They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of the Possible

  An Everyday Guide to Politics

  Keenan, Edward, 1973-,

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  "...What are politics, and why do we need them? This book answers the universal query in nine short chapters that explain everything from why we form societies and the basic types of governments to the power of public opinion, methods of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Does the Canadian Government Work?

  Rodger, Ellen

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• Call for a New Alphabet

  Czekaj, Jef

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• Indigenous Peoples in Politics

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  "Discusses the political involvement of Indigenous Peoples from across Canada."--Provided by publisher.

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit Governance

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  Describes the three distinct communities of Indigenous Peoples living in Canada, their historical forms of governance, the purpose of the Indian Act passed by the federal government in 1876, and the organizations formed to represent and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Senate

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  An introduction to the history and importance of Canada's senate.

• Responsibilities of Citizenship

  Rose, Simon, 1961-

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  This book for young readers discusses what it means to be a citizen of a country, how a person becomes a Canadian citizen, and outlines your rights as a Canadian citizen as well as your responsibilities.