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Read and Respond

What kinds of leaders do you see in

your community?

Why do communities need leaders?

What makes a good community

leader?

Salima Alikhan, M.F.A.

Leaders

in the

Community

Reader C

onsultan

ts

Jennifer M. Lopez, M.S.Ed., NBCT

Senior CoordinatorHistory/Social Studies

Norfolk Public Schools

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Teacher Librarian

Waterloo Community School District

iCivics Consultants

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Director of Curriculum and Content

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Director of Educator Engagement

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Emily R. Smith, M.A.Ed., VP of Content Development

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Image Credits:

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Alikhan, Salima, author.

Title: Leaders in the community / Salima Alikhan.

Description: Huntington Beach : Teacher Created Materials, 2021. | Includes

index. | Audience: Grades 2-3 | Summary: "What are community leaders?

They are people who help run our towns and cities. They help in big and

small ways. They solve problems and create new ideas. Every community

has leaders!"-- Provided by publisher.

Identiers: LCCN 2020043593 (print) | LCCN 2020043594 (ebook) | ISBN

9781087605067 (paperback) | ISBN 9781087619989 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Civic leaders--Juvenile literature. | Community

leadership--Juvenile literature.

Classication: LCC HN42 .A55 2021 (print) | LCC HN42 (ebook) | DDC

303.3/4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020043593

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020043594

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Table of Contents

What Is a Community Leader? ..

Jump into Fiction:

Help for the Fire Station! .........

Types of Leaders .......................

Could You Do It? .....................

Glossary ...................................

Index ........................................

Civics in Action ........................

What Is a

Community Leader?

What is a leader? A leader helps people. All

kinds of people can be leaders. Leaders can be

loud or quiet. They can be funny or serious.

They can be any gender. They can be any age.

Communities are places where people live and

work together. Community leaders help solve

problems. They help make schools, towns, and

cities better.

Leaders work to

keep us safe.

These leaders plant a new

tree in their community.

Jump into

Fiction

Help for the

Fire Station!

Help for the

Fire Station!

The town fire station is old. The

equipment is old too. Sometimes,

the fire hoses break. The fire

engines are too slow. It is hard for

the firefighters to do their jobs.

Mayor Bell comes to see the

firefighters. She agrees.

Your equipment is too old, she says.

Mayor Bell meets with the

City Council.

The firefighters need new

equipment, she tells them.

The council votes. They agree with the

mayor. The firefighters will get brand

new fire engines. They will get new

equipment too.

The firefighters are grateful. This will

help them do their jobs!

Back to

Nonfiction

Types of Leaders

There are many types of leaders in a

community.

Mayors

Cities and towns need someone to lead them.

This leader is called the mayor . People may

vote for the mayor. Or the mayor may be

elected from within a council.

Mayors help make local laws . They make

sure the city or town has money to fix things.

Local people can ask the mayor to listen to

what they need.

Leading the Way

The first female mayor was

Susanna Madora Salter. She

was elected to be mayor in

Argonia, Kansas, in 1887.

Pete Buttigieg is a

famous former mayor.

Think

and

Talk

Why should a leader

listen to the public?

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