What Is Congress?

Title: What Is Congress?

Author: Jill Abramson
Narrators: Vikas Adam
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Genre: History, Culture & Diversity
Release Date: 05/01/25
Audience: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Grade Level: Grades 2 - 6
Series: Who HQ
Language: English
Binding Type: Permabound Binding
Page Count: 112
Awards: New York Times Best Selling Author


Description: Best-selling adult author and the first woman to become executive editor of The New York Times, Jill Abramson is a self-confessed political junkie. Now she has written the book she wishes she'd had as a young reader. Explaining clearly and concisely what exactly Congress does, this book is peppered with fascinating stories, including the bloody beating in the Senate of a lawmaker in pre-Civil War days, the Watergate hearings, and Senator Joe McCarthy's shameful "witch hunt" of Communists. Kids may start considering a career in Congress themselves when they learn fun facts, such as the special "candy desk" in the Senate, and the fact that all lawmakers can bring their dogs to work!