Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse: A Tail of the U. S. Supreme Court

by Peter W. Barnes

Cheryl S. Barnes (Illustrator) and Cheryl Shaw Barnes (Illustrator)

Should mice be able to eat any cheese they please? That’s the question in front of Chief Justice Marshall J. Mouse and his mice justices in Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse. Written and illustrated by the award winning and bestselling writer/illustrator team Peter and Cheryl Barnes, Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse follows the United Mice of America’s Supreme Court as Chief Justice Marshall and his fellow mice justices debate the constitutionality of a sacred mouse law. Children will be educated and entertained as they learn about everything from petitioning the high court to handing down decisions to the laws of the land. With a “find the turtle” activity throughout the book and a resource section for teachers and parents at the end, Marshall, the Courthouse Mouse, delights and amuses kids as they learn about the Constitution, court opinions, and our nation’s laws.

• ISBN10: 1596987898
• ISBN13: 9781596987890
• Publish Date: 27 September 2012 (first published 1 November 1997)
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Regnery Publishing Inc
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 40
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

I am over the top excited about this new three book release from Little Patriot Press including a book for each branch of government. Always we love reading, and books that educate are even better. Learning about the government is not always fun (unless a field trip is involved) but I think these books have managed to do it! Peter Barnes and his illustrator wife Cheryl have an incredible find in their teamwork and I'm really delighted to have discovered these books.

Marshall The Courthouse Mouse is adorable. The illustrations are fantastic and fun with an interactive where's the turtle feature that keep interest as well. The rhythm and rhyme of each and every page is attractive and pleasing to the ear. The concepts and vocabulary covered are great and can easily lead into a lesson on what's what in the U.S. Supreme Court. The mouse characters and mouse law is adorable in my opinion and a great, if silly, example to show just what we mean on concepts that are often times larger than a budding learners understanding. I'm so happy with this book!

*Thanks to Little Patriot Press for providing a copy for review.*

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