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Politics for Beginners

Politics for Beginners

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  • Create Date：2021-07-15 06:54:02
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Alex Frith
  • ISBN：147492252X
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Summary

Understanding politics is essential to understanding the world around us。 That’s why Usborne are publishing Politics for Beginners， ideal for children （and adults） who’d like a no-nonsense， easy-to-understand guide to what politics is all about。

What is an election？ Who gets to be Prime Minister or President？ What does immigration mean？ This essential introduction to politics for children answers all these questions and many more。 Topics debated include capitalism， socialism and nationalism， terrorism， voting systems， free speech and human rights。

Includes:
- Simple explanations of BIG ideas
- Cartoons， comic strips and diagrams
- Debating tips
- Internet links
- Glossary and index

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Reviews

Lone Maria Christiansen ，

Anbefaler på det varmeste “Politik for begyndere” af Alex Frith （findes også i originaludgave på engelsk）。 Enkel， velformuleret og humoristisk illustreret formidling af politiske begreber og samfundsteori。 Målgruppen er 11-15 år， men alle kan læse med。

Wsclai ，

A wonderful book for the young ones to learn about politics。 Complicated ideas are explained with examples that children can relate to。

Rochelle ，

Another great little book for kids and adults alike that answers big questions about political ideologies and the political system in simple， no nonsense and clear way。 A great addition to the wonderful Usbourne library， these books are always a good idea。 Beautiful illustrations， presented so precisely and absolute joy to read。

Andriy Rushchak ，

Книжка написана для дітей， але багатьом дорослим теж буде цікавою。

Little Ugly ，

This book challenges the traditional perception of the ‘politics is boring’ stereotype and it tackles the cliché that this area is reserved only for the serious people wearing suits。Politics for Beginners is an excellent example of how， in an interesting， reader-friendly and targeted way， one can introduce the fundamentals to young readers avoiding talking down to them。 The narratives are brief， succinct and although full of information， don’t overwhelm。 Myriads of bright illustrations and infor This book challenges the traditional perception of the ‘politics is boring’ stereotype and it tackles the cliché that this area is reserved only for the serious people wearing suits。Politics for Beginners is an excellent example of how， in an interesting， reader-friendly and targeted way， one can introduce the fundamentals to young readers avoiding talking down to them。 The narratives are brief， succinct and although full of information， don’t overwhelm。 Myriads of bright illustrations and informative diagrams， engage the reader and guide them effortlessly through the minefield of politics， providing various real-life examples。The book explains key terms and concepts， expanding those into a comprehensive narrative of how， why and where politics influence our lives。 The structure is well-thought， logical and easy to follow。 The book not only takes us on a journey through the Greek and Roman origins of what politics is today but also describes the differences of the political systems， finally showing the readers the importance of their engagement and actions。 Read my whole review here: https://littleuglycat。com/politics-fo。。。 。。。more

Sam Gorham ，

A brilliant overview on modern politics- a great read for both children and adults。The modern education system can， at times， fail to teach children some of the fundamental basics of our society today; politics being one of them。 This book covers various political systems used around the world and is written in a clear， informative and delicate manner- especially considering sensitive topics it mentions。

Matthew Smith ，

So it's def a kids book but it's great for anyone who's looking to be more educated on politics in general。 The whole book is cartoons， which quite un-shamefully enjoyed haha。 It explains all the different politics throughout the world and through history in a very easy to understand and read format。The best description I could think of is as if my political knowledge prior to reading this book was all in just one big bucket， all jumbled together。 Now that I've read the book， all the things in t So it's def a kids book but it's great for anyone who's looking to be more educated on politics in general。 The whole book is cartoons， which quite un-shamefully enjoyed haha。 It explains all the different politics throughout the world and through history in a very easy to understand and read format。The best description I could think of is as if my political knowledge prior to reading this book was all in just one big bucket， all jumbled together。 Now that I've read the book， all the things in that bucket I have now re-distributed into smaller， more organized buckets。 In today's world especially， I think everyone should give this book a read。 Whether to brush up on things you already know or just to educate yourself in general it， it can't hurt。 。。。more

Dmytro ，

Чудова книжка з точки зору покриття різних тем。 Та нажаль моєму сину було нецікаво її слухати。 Маю надію， що через якийсь час він сам захоче розібратись в темі

Jojo ，

I DEFINITELY learned a lot from this book。 Although not as long as I expected it to be， it had loads of vital interesting information！ I recommend this book a lot， and I think other parents should get their children this book to help their children learn more about politics。Before I read this， I didn't really know how politics works。 I thought it was just voting and presidents and prime ministers， all that boring stuff。 What I didn't know， was that it was in MY ordinary life， MY situations I enc I DEFINITELY learned a lot from this book。 Although not as long as I expected it to be， it had loads of vital interesting information！ I recommend this book a lot， and I think other parents should get their children this book to help their children learn more about politics。Before I read this， I didn't really know how politics works。 I thought it was just voting and presidents and prime ministers， all that boring stuff。 What I didn't know， was that it was in MY ordinary life， MY situations I encounter on a daily basis， and even that I was somehow related to it！Overall， it was really detailed， and although I spotted a few typos/mistakes in it， all the new words I've learned （a bunch of credits to the glossary） makes up for it。 。。。more

Lê My ，

3。5 🌟

Yassin ，

Nice book to learn all about politics ！！！

Lân Nguyễn ，

Wow， một cuốn sách tổng quan về chính trị rất chất với nhiều tranh minh họa thú vị và vui nhộn。 Chính trị ở VN luôn được coi là chủ đề nhạy cảm， những câu nói kiểu như "Tôi ko quan tâm đến chính trị" hay "Đừng bàn/Biết gì mà bàn về chính trị" vẫn khá phổ biến， nhưng thực sự chính trị tồn tại trong mọi vấn đề của cuộc sống ở 1 quốc gia có chính phủ。 Những người né tránh chính trị hoặc là đang trục lợi từ thể chế chính trị nên né tránh những tác động có thể ảnh hưởng hoặc là lặp lại những lời nói Wow， một cuốn sách tổng quan về chính trị rất chất với nhiều tranh minh họa thú vị và vui nhộn。 Chính trị ở VN luôn được coi là chủ đề nhạy cảm， những câu nói kiểu như "Tôi ko quan tâm đến chính trị" hay "Đừng bàn/Biết gì mà bàn về chính trị" vẫn khá phổ biến， nhưng thực sự chính trị tồn tại trong mọi vấn đề của cuộc sống ở 1 quốc gia có chính phủ。 Những người né tránh chính trị hoặc là đang trục lợi từ thể chế chính trị nên né tránh những tác động có thể ảnh hưởng hoặc là lặp lại những lời nói của người khác với suy nghĩ điều đó mặc định là đúng。 Bản tiếng Việt được xuất bản ở VN có thể coi là 1 tiến bộ （hy vọng ko phải do sơ sót kiểm duyệt！）， phần viết về CNCN cũng khá thẳng thắn。 Hy vọng sách tiếp tục được tái bản và đến tay được nhiều bạn đọc đặc biệt là các bạn trẻ。 。。。more

Han Preston ，

This is such a good book for someone new to or overwhelmed by politics。 It's aimed at 8+ but as an adult I still found it really useful。 As well as being informative， it's actually a really pretty book - colourful hardback with great infographics。 This is such a good book for someone new to or overwhelmed by politics。 It's aimed at 8+ but as an adult I still found it really useful。 As well as being informative， it's actually a really pretty book - colourful hardback with great infographics。 。。。more

Thu Nghi ，

The topics of the book are interesting and stimulating enough for laymen and those who have no idea about politics and its concepts to get involved。 Since it's for beginners， its content is suitable and digestible。 The topics of the book are interesting and stimulating enough for laymen and those who have no idea about politics and its concepts to get involved。 Since it's for beginners， its content is suitable and digestible。 。。。more

Cinematic Frankenstein ，

I highly recommend this book for people who don't understand the politics。 It is quite good beginning for learning the most important aspect of the government。 I highly recommend this book for people who don't understand the politics。 It is quite good beginning for learning the most important aspect of the government。 。。。more

El Coles ，

A really good book for anyone， including adults， who wants a brief background to politics and how it works。 The book covers a wide range of topics whilst making concepts easy to understand by using everyday examples， and gives a well-rounded explanation to many things。

Santgiago Vari ，

I am a student who knew absolutely nothing about politics and hated it but now I’m very interested in politics。 This book gives you an introduction into the basics of politics and helps you understand the baseline of politics。 I deffo rely recommend this book to a student in school who wants to learn about politics！

Nicky ，

Kids weren't interested， but I thought it was a really well put together book and read it front to back without them 😄。 Kids weren't interested， but I thought it was a really well put together book and read it front to back without them 😄。 。。。more

Helen Elgin ，

I feel so wise after reading this。 Could have done with a copy 20 years ago。 Think the whole of the U。K。 could have done with it too。。。 and yes， it’s for kids。 I know。

Юра Мельник ，

Я би подарував таку книжку своїм дітям

Kayla ，

Really awesome book- my ten year old was glued to it for almost an hour when she first picked it up！ I really appreciate that there are many different views represented， and it feels balanced overall。 Note: I took one star off because a few of the ideas are presented in a way that rubs me a bit wrong （climate change， feminism， and maybe one more topic） They are presented in a way that lends itself well to discussion though， so I think we could have some great conversations because of it。

Linh Đan Nguyễn ，

Đơn giản， dễ hiểu， đầy đủ， hài hước nữa。 Sách không thể thiếu cho tuổi thiếu niên。

Paul ，

Ostensibly a children's book but in reality most adults will learn more from this about politics than they knew before。 Certainly I did。 Ostensibly a children's book but in reality most adults will learn more from this about politics than they knew before。 Certainly I did。 。。。more

Nghĩa Nguyễn ，

A great basic political introduction book for everyone！

Alina Butenko ，

Прекрасно створена книжка для вивчення того， про що зазвичай у школах та неспеціалізованих вишах не розповідають - про політику як галузь діяльності， як мистецтво управління державою і суспільством。Матеріал поданий у вигляді "коміксів"， тобто картинок та пояснень до них。 Наче герої ведуть діалог із читачем， і в такий спосіб усе детально пояснюють。 Дуже наочно， легко， доступною мовою описані головні поняття: політика， поілтичні устрої， демократія， диктатура， ліві й праві течії， капіталізм， соціал Прекрасно створена книжка для вивчення того， про що зазвичай у школах та неспеціалізованих вишах не розповідають - про політику як галузь діяльності， як мистецтво управління державою і суспільством。Матеріал поданий у вигляді "коміксів"， тобто картинок та пояснень до них。 Наче герої ведуть діалог із читачем， і в такий спосіб усе детально пояснюють。 Дуже наочно， легко， доступною мовою описані головні поняття: політика， поілтичні устрої， демократія， диктатура， ліві й праві течії， капіталізм， соціалізм， фашизм， галузі відповідальності влади та юагато-багато іншої надважливої інформації。Така книжка має застосовуватися в якості підіручника в школах на уроках "Основи політичних знань" - дуже хочу， щоби колись така наука була впроваджена， оскільки такі знання конче необхідні в сучасному суспільстві。Книжку буде цікава підліткам років із 15 （раніше， мабуть， буде не зовсім зрозуміло）， та обов'язково дорослим людям！ 。。。more

Angela ，

This is a really great overview of politics and systems of government used across the world geared toward pre-teens。 However， reading this with Sam， even I learned information and facts from this book that I was unaware of as an adult！ Both Sam and I highly recommend it for homeschool curriculums and as an interesting supplement to public school curriculums as well。

Ha Le ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is always challenging to explain boring and complex ideas in a simple way。 But this book nailed it！ And it is fun to read as well！ Never did I know that the word "idiot" comes from the Greek word idiotes i。e。， "private citizen" which was used as an insult for someone who wasn't interested in politics。 It is always challenging to explain boring and complex ideas in a simple way。 But this book nailed it！ And it is fun to read as well！ Never did I know that the word "idiot" comes from the Greek word idiotes i。e。， "private citizen" which was used as an insult for someone who wasn't interested in politics。 。。。more

Phil James ，

This is a great book that introduces kids to the whole idea of politics - what nations are， how government works including how lobbying works。 I got it for my daughter and had a read of it。 well worth it for 10-13 year olds or so。

Heather ，

A fantastic book for young people。 Nearly finished reading it with my 11 year old daughter and she's super interested in it and we've had many great discussions。 I'd say this book if probably best for approx 10-16 yr olds， however if you live in a country affected by some of the issues in this book， I'd say as young as age 8 would be fine。 Written in a really easy and casual manner， it definitely one you'd want to read with kids under 13， so you can ask them questions and go deeper in to the top A fantastic book for young people。 Nearly finished reading it with my 11 year old daughter and she's super interested in it and we've had many great discussions。 I'd say this book if probably best for approx 10-16 yr olds， however if you live in a country affected by some of the issues in this book， I'd say as young as age 8 would be fine。 Written in a really easy and casual manner， it definitely one you'd want to read with kids under 13， so you can ask them questions and go deeper in to the topics。 This is one of the best books we've ever bought for our kids and will be good to hold on to and use for reference as they grow。 。。。more

Carmen Haselup ，

Parent & teacher friends。。。 You need this book。 Your kids NEED this book。 Perfect for year 4 and above， it is going to help the next generation save the world。'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 g Parent & teacher friends。。。 You need this book。 Your kids NEED this book。 Perfect for year 4 and above， it is going to help the next generation save the world。'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。 。。。more

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