Helen Mason - Be an Active Citizen in Your Community

Author: Helen Mason Series research and development: Reagan Miller Editors : Petrice Custance and Reagan Miller Proofreader: Janine Deschenes Design and photo research: Margaret Amy Salter Prepress technician : Margaret Amy Salter Print and production coordinator: Katherine Berti Photographs iStockphoto: cover Shutterstock.com: Joseph Sohm: page 8; littleny: page 9; Anita van den Broek: page All other images from Shutterstock Crabtree Publishing Company www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 Copyright 2017 CRABTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY . All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Crabtree Publishing Company. In Canada: We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Mason, Helen, 1950-, author Be an active citizen in your community / Helen Mason. (Citizenship in action) Includes index.

Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-0-7787-2601-2 (hardback).-- ISBN 978-0-7787-2607-4 (paperback).-- ISBN 978-1-4271-1778-6 (html) Social participation--Juvenile literature. Community life--Juvenile literature. Political participation--Juvenile literature.I. Title. HM771.M38 2016 j302.14 C2016-904149-2 C2016-904150-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Mason, Helen, 1950- author.

Title: Be an active citizen in your community / Helen Mason. Description: New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2017] | Series: Citizenship in action | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016034712 (print) | LCCN 2016044222 (ebook) | ISBN 9780778726012 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780778726074 (pbk. : alk. | Communities--Juvenile literature. | Social change--Juvenile literature. | Social change--Juvenile literature.

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What is a community? What is a citizen? What is an active citizen? What do active citizens do? Showing respect What is Earth Day? Playing fair Helping others Growing together Learning more Words to know Index and About the author What is in this book? A community is a place where people live, work, and play. They live in houses and apartment buildings. People in a community depend on each other. Farmers grow food.

Store owners buy food from farmers and then sell it. Police officers keep the farms and stores safe. Electrical companies make sure that everyone has electricity. Everyone works together! What is a community?

People also have fun in communities. There are parks to explore. There are playgrounds to enjoy.

Some communities have swimming pools. Others have arenas. Many communities have museums and libraries. These are places to learn new things.

The people who live in a community are its citizens . Citizens can be old or young.

Both grandparents and babies are citizens. What is a citizen? You are a citizen too!

You follow the rules when you wear a helmet while riding your bike. Citizens also have a responsibility to make their community a great place for everyone. A responsibility is something you should take care of or do. You have a responsibility to obey your communitys rules . Rules keep people safe.

Citizens have rights . A right is something you are allowed to have or do. You have the right to ride your bike.

Active citizens help make their communities great places to live. Some active citizens work with people who are new to the community. They welcome new people and help them learn about the community.