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The Week Junior Guide to Politics
Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made
The Week Junior Guide to Politics
Making sense of governments, elections and how decisions are made
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Description
The ultimate guide to understanding politics from multi-award-winning children's magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
In this book you will:
- Discover what power really means and how governments work
- Learn about different political systems around the world
- Understand how you can make a difference in your local area
- Explore political parties and divisive issues in a balanced way
- Find out how to get involved and make your voice heard
Who put politicians in charge? How do we organise our societies to be fair? How should we pay for schools and hospitals? And what do governments actually do anyway?! This essential guide covers everything from activism and human rights to elections and democracy, all explained in a way that's easy to understand.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Types of Government
Chapter 2 Political Systems
Chapter 3 Elections and Voting
Chapter 4 Change
Chapter 5 Rights, Fairness and Equality
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Glossary
Index
Product details
Published | 31 Jul 2025 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 128 |
ISBN | 9781801995337 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Education |
Illustrations | full colour throughout |
Series | The Week Junior |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
About the contributors
Reviews
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Guide to Politics explains many political concepts and terms and makes them accessible to young audiences who wish to understand the world and the politics of the adults better (pun intended). The information is laid out in an engaging way that allows for focusing and consideration. Will purchase for our library and recommend to teacher friends.
NetGalley reviewer
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A really useful book that goes through more than just the basics of politics. Its focus is often on the UK and our style of politics, but there is also a lot in there about different countries around the world. The history of different political systems is looked at, and there are some great 'You can do it!' features as well, which encourage the reader to get involved with political activism. The tone isn't hectoring or judgey of political institutions, but it does a good job of looking at the pros and cons of different ways of politics and governance.
The style and presentation is bright and colourful. The information is presented in smallish chunks but doesn't talk down to the reader.
I'd recommend it for curious children (and perhaps to those of us adults who sometimes don't want to admit that we don't understand as much about politics as we pretend to!).NetGalley reviewer