What are unalienable rights? Who are the 13 original colonies? What makes the Declaration of Independence so important? Find out in simple language what this historical document rally means to you and America. Ages 8 to 10 AUTHOR: Amie Jane Leavitt is an accomplished author and photographer who loves to travel the globe in search of interesting story ideas and beautiful places to capture in photos. Amie has written nearly 50 books for children. She graduated from Brigham Young University as an education major and has since taught all subjects and grade levels in both private and public schools. She also has contributed to online and print media, and has worked as a consultant, writer, and editor for numerous educational publishing and assessment companies. SELLING POINTS: ? Timely Topics: With politics top of mind, this is a great way to introduce historical events to kids and classrooms ? Lots of extras to support the translation including photographs, charts, glossary, maps, facsimiles of real documents