Independent Reading Suggested Books for Politics and People: U.S. Government
See our Independent Reading for Elementary Students Teacher Tool for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.
Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge
- How Does the Us Government Work? by Universal Politics *
- Know your Rights!: A Modern Kid's Guide to the American Constitution by Laura Barcella
- Knowing Your Civil Rights by Christin Ditchfield (890L)
- The Big Book of American Presidents: Fascinating Facts and True Stories about U.S. Presidents and Their Families by Nancy J. Hajeski
- The Bill of Rights (True Books series) by Christine Taylor-Butler (710L) *
- The Congress of the United States (True Books series) by Christine Taylor-Butler (660L) *
- The Presidency (True Books series) by Christine Taylor-Butlers (730L) *
- The Supreme Court (True Books) by Christine Taylor-Butlers (820L)
- The US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising by Ronald A. Reis (1160L) **
- Voting (True Books series) by Sarah De Capua (920L)
- What is the Constitution? by Patricia Brennan (800L)
- What is the Declaration of Independence? by Michael C. Harris (880L)
- Who Was George Washington? by Roberta Edwards (720L) *
- Who is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards (740L)
- Words That Built a Nation: Voices of Democracy That Have Shaped America’s History by Marilyn Miller
* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.
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