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About Kids Voting Arizona
Kids Voting was founded in Arizona in 1988 by local businessmen in Phoenix. In 1991, Kids Voting became two separate organizations - Kids Voting Arizona and Kids Voting USA.
Kids Voting Arizona is providing the opportunity for every school in Arizona to participate in the 2008 General Election.
Cast a Ballot at Your Library!
Kids, your vote does count! Come cast your ballot for a presidential candidate at your local library as part of Kids Voting USA/Arizona.
Come to your local library between October 6 and November 4 to vote. The polls will open Monday, October 6, and stay open through the general election on November 4, when they close at 7 pm.
Who Can Vote?
Anyone in grades K-12 can vote! Kids Voting Arizona will provide students with a Voter ID card, which you'll will need to vote online, and I voted stickers.
Picture Books
- DiPucchio, Kelly S. Grace for president.
- Picture Book DiPucchio
- When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.
- Krosoczka, Jarrett. Max for president.
- Picture Book Krosoczka
- Max and Kelly both want to win the election for class president, but when one of them loses, the winner finds a way to make the loser feel better.
- Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn. Papa's mark.
- Picture Book Battle
- After his son helps him learn to write his name, Samuel T. Blow goes to the courthouse in his Southern town to cast his ballot on the first election day ever on which African Americans were allowed to vote.
- Cronin, Doreen. Duck for President.
- Picture Book Cronin
- When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.
- Cronin, Doreen. Pato para presidente.
- Picture Book Cronin Espanol
- When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.
- Teague, Mark. LaRue for mayor: letters from the campaign trail.
- Picture Book Teague
- With Mrs. LaRue injured and in the hospital, Ike decides to uphold justice and take the laws of Snort City into his own paws.
Reader
- McNamara, Margaret. Election day.
- Reader McNamara
- On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.
Fiction
- Park, Barbara. Rosie Swanson: fourth-grade geek for president.
- Fiction Park Pbk Child
- Average, unpopular Rosie runs for class president against two of the most popular kids in the fourth grade.
- Roy, Ron. Who cloned the President?
- Fiction Roy Pbk Child
- KC Corcoran discovers that the President of the United States has been replaced by a clone and sets out with her friend Marshall on a dangerous mission to set things right.
- Krulik, Nancy E. How I survived middle school: Madame President.
- Fiction Krulik Pbk Child
- Jenny McAfee never thought of herself as a leader, but now she is running for sixth grade class president to stop the Pops, the most popular kids, from taking over the school.
- Gephart, Donna. As if being 12 3/4 isn't bad enough, my mother is running .
- Fiction Gephart Child
- Preparing for spelling bees, having a secret admirer, and waiting for her chest size to catch up with her enormous feet are pressure enough, but twelve-year-old Vanessa must also deal with loneliness and very real fears as her mother, Florida's Governor, runs for President of the United States.
- Gorman, Carol. Dork on the run.
- Fiction Gorman
- Having reluctantly agreed to run for sixth-grade president, Jerry, who has been trying to change his image as a dork, finds his opponent playing dirty tricks on him.
- Mason, Jane B. Girls vs. boys.
- Fiction Mason Pbk Child
- It's Zoey vs. Chase for president, and while they've promised that the election will never damage their friendship, they didn't count on Logan deciding to get involved. Can they find a way to make it all right? And what happens when the boys ban the girls from their rooftop hangout? Zoey and her friends set out to prove that the boys can be boys even if there are girls around.
- Howe, James. The misfits.
- Fiction Howe
- Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names.
- Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Phineas L. MacGuire gets slimed!.
- Fiction Dowell Child
- When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.
- Moss, Marissa. Vote 4 Amelia.
- Fiction Moss Child
- Amelia records her thoughts and feelings about running for school secretary.
Non-Fiction
- Granfield, Linda. America votes: how our president is elected.
- 324.630973 G7655a 2003
- Discusses the responsibility to vote and ways pre-voters can get involved.
- Feinstein, Stephen. Barack Obama.
- 92 Ob1f 2008 Child
- "An elementary biography of United States senator from Illinois Barack Obama; discusses his childhood, ethnic background, family, and career in politics"--Provided by publisher.
- Devaney, Sherri. Barack Obama.
- 92 Ob1d 2007 Child
- A short biography about Senator Obama.
- Downing, David. Democracy.
- 321.8 D7592d 2003 Child
- Discusses various aspects of democracy, including its history, where it is instituted, and what its strengths and weaknesses are.
- Ring, Susan. Election connection: the official Nick guide to electing.
- 324.9730931 R472e 2004 CHILD
- Addresses issues surrounding a Presidential election including media, ballot issues, liberal and conservative viewpoints, election budgets, travel, and campaigning.
- Stier, Catherine. If I ran for president.
- 324.70973 St524i 2007 Child
- Discusses the presidential election process.
- Feinberg, Barbara Silberdick. John McCain: serving his country.
- 92 M1239f 2000
- Chronicles the life and career of John McCain, Navy pilot, P.O.W., and senator, and his 1999-2000 campaign for the presidency.
- Cunningham, Kevin. Power to the people: how we elect the president and other officials.
- 324.609 C9175p 2005 CHILD
- Examines the democratic right of choosing representatives by voting, including voter eligibility, the Electoral College, and why citizens don't vote.
- Sobel, Syl. Presidential elections and other cool facts.
- 324.973 So123p 2000
- Explains the history and process of electing a president of the United States, and provides facts about Presidents, first ladies, and campaigns.
- Donovan, Sandra. Running for office: a look at political campaigns.
- 324.70973 D7197r 2004 Child
- Describes what is involved in running a political campaign, from deciding to run for office through election night.
- Goodman, Susan E. See how they run: campaign dreams, election schemes, and the race to the White House.
- 324.973 G624s 2008 Child
- Using witty anecdotes and clear explanations, the author takes readers from the birth of democracy to the electoral college; from front porch campaigning to hanging chads.
- Christelow, Eileen. Vote!.
- 324.973 C4619v 2003 Child
- Using a campaign for mayor as an example, shows the steps involved in an election, from the candidate's speeches and rallies, to the voting booth where every vote counts, to the announcement of the winner.