Meet the people who really run the world and learn the low down about people, politics, power and expense scandals! How are governments elected, why are different countries ruled in different ways and where does all that tax money actually go? Let your child join this lively debate on politics around the world. They'll find out how different systems and beliefs have developed, the ways in which laws are made, what happens behind the scenes in parliament, and how they can get involved. From famous leaders to great speeches, revolutions to age-old traditions your child will discover all about the really big political issues in the world today!
Title: Who's in Charge?
Author: DK
ISBN: 9781405350693
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Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Publication Date: 2010-04-01
Number of Pages: 96
Weight: 0.6216 kg
It's one of those big, informative hardbacks which Dorling Kindersley specialise in, and my daughter pounced on it eagerly -- Sarah Ebner * The School Gate (Times Online) *
Who's in charge? asks probing questions but gives a balances viewpoint, allowing children to form their own opinion. * Aldershot News and Mail *
Vote for this book! * Flipside *
Useful at home and in the classroom. -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
Here's the best book [about politics] I've encountered - a tour of politics that looks at how leaders get to lead, what voting is about and how constitutions work. * Child Education PLUS *
It's one of those big, informative hardbacks which Dorling Kindersley specialise in, and my daughter pounced on it eagerly -- Sarah Ebner * The School Gate (Times Online) *
Who's in charge? asks probing questions but gives a balances viewpoint, allowing children to form their own opinion. * Aldershot News and Mail *
Vote for this book! * Flipside *
Useful at home and in the classroom. -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
Here's the best book [about politics] I've encountered - a tour of politics that looks at how leaders get to lead, what voting is about and how constitutions work. * Child Education PLUS *
