Election Connection: The Official Nickelodeon Guide to Electing the President (Nickelodeon)

by Susan Ring, Random House (Illustrator)

Overview

In this book, Nickelodeon explains campaigns, politics, and voting—just in time for the 2020 election!

Join SpongeBob SquarePants, Lincoln Loud from The Loud House, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the rest of your favorite Nickelodeon characters in this fun and informative book, which will help kids find out how U.S. presidential elections really work. What's a swing state? How do you get into the electoral college? What role does the media play in all this? Boys and girls ages 8 to 12 will be fascinated by this entertaining and timely look at the nuts and bolts of American politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593180372
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Susan Ring is a writer and songwriter who specializes in the creation of songs and stories for children. Susan has created a number of award-winning books, television programs, package copy, and even educational programs. She has won an Emmy Award, a Parents’ Choice Award, a Moonbeam Book Award, a Cine Golden Eagle, a Dr. Toy Award, an iParenting Award, and an Environmental Media Award.

Established in July 2013 in a merger between Penguin and Random House, Penguin Random House, with nearly 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, more than 15,000 new titles published each year, and close to 800 million print, audio, and eBooks sold annually, is the world’s leading trade book publisher. Like its predecessor companies, Penguin Random House is committed to publishing adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print editions and is a pioneer in digital publishing. Its publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Voting: People Do It Every Day 5

Chapter 2 The Rules of Voting: Voting Rules! 14

Chapter 3 Ways to Vote: What's Really Behind That Curtain 26

Chapter 4 Political Parties: Am I Invited? 32

Chapter 5 Campaigns: Pick Me! Pick Me! 37

Chapter 6 The Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 44

Chapter 7 Debates: Don't Let Them See You Sweat! 52

Chapter 8 The Electoral College: Does Anyone Ever Graduate from There? 56

Chapter 9 Election Day: And the Winner is 62

Chapter 10 Getting Involved: Don't Mind Your Own Business! 72

Glossary 76

Index 78

For More Information 80