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The presidential elections are everywhere-in the media, in classrooms, in Iowa and New Hampshire! But do you really know how the whole confusing process works? Here is an opportunity not only to learn about the ever-elusive electoral college and how to recognize cockamamie campaign promises, but also to enjoy some of the funniest stories ever told about the birth of our great democracy (in other words, our fumbling founding forefathers). See How They Run makes learning about the election process enlightening, enriching, and never boring! For the home, for the classroom, for kids and adults, this is the book every reader (and future voter) must have to understand our country's most important decision-making process.

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How can a candidate get the most votes but lose the election? What's a hanging chad? These and other mysteries of the political process cheekily explained here -People It's a very clear, readable..and funny!...explanation of the American electoral process. ¯Lois Lowry, Newbery Medalist and best-selling author Anyone who needs a clear explanation of how a candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election should read See How They Run. - Washington Post This overview of the election process is loaded with facts that'll tickle children pink-or red, white, and blue. - Parenting This witty Schoolhouse Rock-style book uses easy to understand examples to explain nearly every aspect of the voting process... It features a wealth of trivia to intrigue kids and adults alike. - New York Post Informative, entertaining, and timely, this is a fine example of how well-conceived humor can make a potentially complicated topic not only more appealing, but also more comprehensible and even inspiring. - SLJ Lively...An entertaining civics book. - Boston Globe

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SUSAN E. GOODMAN is the author of more than thirty nonfiction books for children, including How Do You Burp in Space?; See How They Run: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House;All in Just One Cookie, an ALA Notable Book; and On This Spot, a Washington Post Top Picture Book of the Year. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts. www.susangoodmanbooks.com ELWOOD H. SMITH is an illustrator and animator whose books include The Truth About Poop, GeeWhiz, Raise the Roof, and others. His work can be seen inside the Eco-bathroom at the Bronx Zoo, as well as in packages of shrinky dinks. This is his third book with Susan Goodman. He lives in upstate New York.www.elwoodsmith.com

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