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Understanding Politics and Government

Louie Stowell, Alex Frith and Rosie Hore

Age: 10+

$12.99

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Understanding Politics and Government

Louie Stowell, Alex Frith and Rosie Hore

Illustrated by Kellan Stover

Age 10+

$12.99

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An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, infographic style illustrations. Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary, and links to specially selected websites with more information.
Extent:
128 pages
Dimensions:
6.7 x 9.4in
Paperback ISBN:
9780794542368
Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and story titles for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and, now, politics. She is now Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House and is currently working on four children's fantasy novels.

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Alex Frith
Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

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Rosie Hore
Rosie studied Politics and International Relations at university and then went on to write books for Usborne. She now works at the Royal Academy of Arts, editing books about art (which often end up being about politics too).

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