Politics for Beginners

8 year old grandson loved this book. Very clear, excellent illustrations and just the right amount of well written and understandable information. He really enjoys dipping into the text and always finds snippets of interest to tell us about.

Excellent book for young people that should get them engaged in politics

‘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.’ That sounds pretty great, right? But it doesn’t do this book justice at all. Because this book is an absolute game changer! It is beautifully accessible and has my 8 year old hooked. Every night we read through another couple of pages. We never get further than that because this book raises so many questions and has been the springboard to so many discussions about our world. Last night we started out reading about voting but ended up talking about media bias and Rupert Murdoch and Sky takeovers and Newsround and Teen Vogue and role models and…. you get the idea. It is opening her eyes to the world in a hugely positive way. It is inspiring her. It is empowering her. Because you have to understand how something works before you can get in there and blow it apart to change it. This book informs, educates and raises questions. I have absolutely no doubt that it will inspire the next generation of activists and political game changers. Buy this book for your kids, for your friends’ kids, for their schools. Share this book with children. Talk them through it. Discuss it with them. I guarantee you’ll learn a lot too and it will leave you feeling hopeful for the future.

This book is very good to introduce basics definitions and concepts about politics to kids in a fun and entertaining way. Lots of drawings so it will not be too boring for them.

I bought this for my 12 year old who was interested in politics and wanted to understand it a little better. He tells me it has been really good in helping his understanding - and fun to read!

During the coronavirus lockdown I wanted to make sure my kids had a learning experience that isn't necessarily available in school,s so learning about politics and preparing them for voting was high on the list. This book is a great introduction to politics that explains complex political ideas in real-life terms that children understand. And to be honest, I'm 30 years old and even I've picked up a thing or two from every page. One of the best books I've bought on here.

Bought this for my 13 year old son who has shown some interest in politics. He loves the book and keeps reading it. Very informative and easy to understand but not childish.

I read this for my 8 year old and enjoyed it. It’s well written and illustrated.

Rarely is a book written so concisely, clearly and comprehensively; all the while with humour and wit, turning a drab subject into a captivating delight for the eyes. While the book will be a great introduction to the workings of the political systems of the world for my pre-teen child, it is also a most engaging and entertaining round up / brush up of the erstwhile life-sucking civics lessons of my school days. A must-read for every child and adult alike. This book should be made a textbook for middle school introduction to politics in my opinion.

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I can't say enough about how fantastic this book is. Such an engaging way to learn about political structures around the world. I used this to teach my 5th grader and realized that adults should be reading this, too!

Rien à dire sur les livres des éditions usborne. Ce sont des merveilles a ouvrir. Et des contenus de qualité. Bien adapté aux enfants mais aussi aux adultes. Les illustrations sont vraiment chouette. Personnellement nous avons une énorme collection de leur livres. Je les recommande à 1000%

Great book for children who are first learning about government and politics. I’m using it for my 12 and 14 year old, and it’s easy to understand and wonderful pics to go along with it. We are learning so much!