false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179780710m/955192.jpg 955192 3 Sooner or later, just about every American kid is required to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. And until now, it was one of the more boring, meaningless assignments. But artist and political cartoonist David Catrow (<I>Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon</I>) has changed all that with his witty, clear-as-a-Liberty-Bell picture book. For him, the Constitution is "a kind of how-to book, showing us ways to have happiness, safety, and comfort." With laugh-out-loud cartoony illustrations, and the actual words of the Preamble as the only text, Catrow depicts a camping trip taken by a diverse, bumbling group of friends, demonstrating the rights and responsibilities the Constitution places on all Americans, young and old. In one especially winning picture, the kids' long-nosed, long-eared pooch provides "for the common defense," keeping lackadaisical guard over the camp as the three human friends yuk it up in silhouette inside the tent. Readers will never yawn at mention of the Constitution again! (Ages 8 to 12) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1522809 15 4 2002 We the Kids total:29|5:8|4:11|3:9|2:0|1:1| 29 112 39 5 3 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 16:25:07 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:21:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 08:55:34 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 09:02:04 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:56:38 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:57:21 -0700 2009 1 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 18:25:57 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 18:25:57 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Mon Sep 29 12:42:33 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 12:43:45 -0700 2008 8 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 18:17:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:17:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 14:15:23 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 14:15:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 09:56:24 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:56:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 07:46:39 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 07:46:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 09 10:06:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 10:06:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 09:08:31 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 09:08:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 10:04:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 10:04:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 16:50:33 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:50:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 18 09:08:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 09:08:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 13:45:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 13:45:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 05:34:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:56:57 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 05:34:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Apr 27 21:45:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:45:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Apr 27 21:42:55 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:42:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 17 16:48:57 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 16:48:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 21:25:17 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 21:25:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=955192