| Title |
Author |
Subject |
Brief Description |
| Feathers and Fools* |
Mem Fox |
Government/Arms Race Parable |
Peacocks and swans do not communicate with each other;
they are fearful and distrustful and as a result each side builds
up an "arsenal" and destroys each other. A baby peacock and swan
decide to become friends and focus on their similarities rather
than differences. |
| If I Were Queen of the World |
Fred Hiatt |
Authority/Limits To Power |
Queen is very powerful and self-indulgent; only the
love of her little brother can reign in some of her unchecked
and abusive power. |
| Kindergarten Show-Off |
Ann Martin |
Conflict |
Two friends are always competing with each other;
teacher devises a way for girls to sort through their conflict
by utilizing strategies and rules. |
| Too Many Tamales** |
Gary Soto |
Family "Government" |
Child fears she has lost her mother's diamond ring;
children eat tamales to find ring but mother has it all along. |
| We the People: The Constitution of the United States
of America |
Peter Spier |
Preamble of Constitution |
Author provides overview of Constitutional Convention
and ratification, then uses illustrations to make each phrase
in the preamble come alive for children. |
