Vincent Alexander
1) Voting
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In this book, readers will learn about one of the important duties of active citizens. Why should we vote? Why is it a privilege? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
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In this book, readers will learn how local government is organized. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about how the various roles and divisions in local government work together to ensure our cities and towns are run effectively.
3) Obeying Laws
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In this book, readers will learn about one of the important and necessary duties of active citizens. What are laws? Why must they be obeyed? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
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In this book, readers will learn about the legislative branch of the United States government. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about how Congress creates laws and what other duties they are tasked with to ensure that the federal government and society runs smoothly.
5) Volunteering
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In this book, readers will learn about one of the important duties of active citizens. Why should we volunteer? What are organizations you can support? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
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In this book, readers will learn about one of the important and necessary duties of active citizens. What is the military? What can we do to support those who are serving now? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
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In this book, readers will learn about the judicial branch of the United States government. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about how the judicial branch is structured and how it interprets laws to ensure justice is applied equally.
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In this book, readers will learn about how the state government is similar and different from the federal government. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the various roles in state government and how states create laws to ensure that their government and society runs smoothly.
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In this book, readers will learn about one of the important and necessary duties of active citizens. What is jury duty? How does it work? Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry.
10) Executive Branch
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In this book, readers will learn about the executive branch of the United States government. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the president's duties, who else is in the executive branch, and the work they all must do to ensure that the federal government and society runs smoothly.
11) Grace in the Rearview Mirror: Four Women Priests on Brokenness, Belonging, and the Beauty of God
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"These stories are poignant, inspiring, moving and, above all, real."
--Michael Curry
Have you ever wondered if God is missing in the mundane? Four women priests have found God in the most unexpected places: in a dive bar, at the drugstore, and even at the grave. As we go about our everyday lives, the divine can feel illusive: grappling with the realities of cancer, infertility treatments, searching for a birth story, and honoring the divine in a...