Description Help make complex current events approachable with a timely series for middle grade students. Students get the facts on relevant topics that come straight from news headlines. Each book breaks the topic into 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and .Think About It. features, these nonfiction books support critical thinking skills and will encourage awareness of world issues. Politics are some of today's biggest headlines and political parties can be a hot-button issue. From conservatives to liberals, and from debates to the elections, there are a lot of facts to keep straight. Help middle-grade students get the essential information about this broad issue that affects current events. Twelve short chapters provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up with approachable text offering insights into the history of political parties, how they play a role in the government and the electoral college, and how each party can cooperate for the greater good. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and "Think About It" features, this nonfiction book supports critical thinking skills and encourages awareness about global issues.