Voting and Elections

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Lillian's Right to Vote by Jonah Winder & Shane Evans

As Lillian, a one-hundred-year-old African American woman, makes a "long haul up a steep hill" to her polling place, she sees more than trees and sky-she sees her family's history. She sees the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment and her great-grandfather voting for the first time. She sees her parents trying to register to vote.
​And she sees herself marching in a protest from Selma to Montgomery. 

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Printable Election Worksheets - puzzles, vocabulary building and more​

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Resources to Learn More

Here are some great library books and materials for learning about voting and elections!

Pedro for president by Fran Manushkin

Grace for president by Kelly DiPucchio

The American presidency by Christine Peterson

A woman for president : the story of Victoria Woodhull by Kathleen Krull

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America : a patriotic primer by Lynne Cheney

How the president is elected by Heather Lehr Wagner

Lillian's right to vote : a celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter

Granddaddy's turn : a journey to the ballot box by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein

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I could do that : Esther Morris gets women the vote by Linda Arms White

You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton? by Jean Fritz

We also have many Presidential biographies! Learn about the lives of the men who have served as United States Presidents. 

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Here are some great YouTube videos about voting!

KidsVotingUSA.org has activity booklets for kids and families all about voting and elections! They include a kid's ballot activity for the presidential election as well as several fun puzzles and activities to learn more about voting in the United States.