Constitutional Issues Books -- Elementary Davis, Douglas F. The Lion’s Tail. Ill. by Ronald Himler. Atheneum, 1980. Dr. Seuss. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. Random House, 1950. (primary) Benchley, Nathaniel. George the Drummer Boy. Ill. by Don Bolognese. Harper, 1977. Fritz, Jean. Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? Ill. by Tomie dePaola. Coward, 1967. __________. Shhh! We’re Signing the Constitution. Ill. by Tomie dePaola. Putnam, 1987. Using a personal sparkling style, Fritz introduces the men who wrote the Constitution and the times in which they lived. 9-12 __________. What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? Ill. by Margot Tomes. Coward, 1976. Lawson, Robert. Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin and His Good Mouse Amos. Little, 1939. Levy, Elizabeth. If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution. Scholastic, 1987. The signers of the Constitution answer questions a child might pose. Roop, Peter and Connie. Buttons for General Washington. Ill. by Peter E. Hanson. Carolrhoda, 1986. >>Elementary >>Intermediate >>Upper Level/Adult >>Film Suggestions Resources Home | Resources: Constitutional Issues Home