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Kids Are Americans Too | 
| Authors: Bill O'reilly, Charles Flowers
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 33798
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060846771
Dewey Decimal Number: 342.7308772
EAN: 9780060846770
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
Four-time #1 bestselling author and veteran television news journalist Bill O'Reilly has more than 5 million copies of his books in print to date! His first book for young fans, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, held the honorable distinction of being the #1 bestselling nonfiction title for kids in 2005 according to Nielsen's The Book Standard. Back again with a dialogue on rights that will have everyone talking, O'Reilly and his coauthor Charles Flowers dole out the kind of blunt, cogent, commonsense commentary you count on them for. Together they explore timely questions being debated in and out of courts today, including: - Can a kid wear an anti-gay T-shirt on campus?
- Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal?
- Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations?
Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All will make you think.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 43 more reviews...
 Good Introduction to Rights and Responsibilities October 28, 2007
63 out of 80 found this review helpful
While I do not often agree with Bill O'Reilly, I found this book to be a good quick read on the rights and responsibilities of young people in today's society. O'Reilly does a good job of explaining why rights are not absolute and how the Constitution applies to every day situations.
Tossed in for good measure are examples of issues that affect kids and he asks them to think about how they would bring the issue to a conclusion, forcing the reader to try to figure out a solution themselves. In addition, a side benefit is proving that there is no "right" answer to many of these problems.
Finally, a third theme of the book is negotiation and compromise. I think that may be the most important lesson of all. He tells kids, in very clear terms, that court is a last resort for disputes and it is much better to work with another party than to fight them.
I was impressed that he stayed away from ideology (for the most part) and kept the vast majority of the book to facts. When his opinion was injected, he was sure to label it as such, and in most instances explain that it was only his opinion...not necessarily the answer.
My one disappointment with the book was its short length and it's "under" writing to the youth he claims it is for. The writing is rather simplistic and, while he claims this is for "smarter" kids in middle and high school, I think it would be better suited for kids in upper elementary and middle school. As a test, I gave to book to my 16 year old daughter, who read about 30 pages, and then gave it back with a note attached telling me that she learned most of this in 3rd or 4th grade.
I recommend this book, but be careful about the age of the reader. Most teens (with a brain) over the age of 12 will be insulted by this book. If kept to the proper age range, however, this could be a good learning tool.
 inspiring for kids! October 16, 2007
41 out of 67 found this review helpful
I have read this with my children (10 & 6), and we all thought it is fantastic. Great advice to kids on what it really means to be a proud, productive, grateful American. (Someone who would really trash this book either doesn't have children, has not read the book, or is just simply hateful toward Bill O'Reilly.)
 Trite October 18, 2007
38 out of 127 found this review helpful
Let's face it, Bill O'Reilly knows what he is doing. He writes and says incendiary things to keep the pot stirring. When O'Reilly stirs things up, O'Reilly makes money. Controversy is his bread and butter. It looks to me that like Mr O'Reilly needs some more bread. Which leads us to this book.
I read this book and found it to be trite, and oversimplified. It wasn't particularly well-written, and anyone who has made it past fourth grade could probably finish reading it in less than ninety minutes.
If you, or your children don't know anything about the rights that you enjoy as an American citizen, you really need to pick up a different book than this one. Better yet, pay attention in school... you'd do much better than this sorry spectacle of a book, which is designed to fuel Mr. O'Reilly's "right" to lift the cash out of your pocket.
Don't waste your time... or your money.
Intentions are Noble. October 16, 2007
35 out of 55 found this review helpful
You cannot always agree with Bill O'Reilly. But when it comes to kids, I personally think Bill's intentions are noble. And as a responsible father, I would gladly listen to his advice.
In "Who is looking out for you?", Bill asked every parent to remove the Television sets from their kids' bedrooms. At that time, I thought that was a very good message sent to all American parents from a very influential person. I don't know about others, but I took his advice seriously and never kept a TV (or a computer) in my kids' rooms. Although it may seem obvious, it strikes you when a celebrity ( rather arrogant one) tells you something useful.
Here is what Bill has to offer in his new book. He writes in his usual conversational prose targeting young adults.
On founding fathers:
"You've seen the marble busts and statues, the paintings of the very serious-looking old guys standing in great halls. Don't be fooled by how they look. Believe me, while they were Founding, the Fathers included brilliant thinkers, pains in the butt, more than one certifiable drunk, heroes who stood against the majority on principle, athletes (some of whom were skilled at chasing skirts), and speakers who could make the walls shake. In other words, this collection of true patriots (yes, I mean that term) was very, very human.
On kids' "rights": O'Reilly brings the example of Sean Gordon-Loeb of Stuyvesant High School, New York who negotiated his home work assignments for vacation periods ( rather than calling ACLU). Bill wants kids to avoid confrontation and settle for a balanced compromise, which I thought was a very good advice.
All in all, "Kids are Americans Too" is a worthy gift from an unexpected personality.
N.Sivakumar
Author of:
America Misunderstood: What a Second Bush Victory Meant to the Rest of the World
Interesting read October 23, 2007
32 out of 72 found this review helpful
I liked the book an due to the overwhelming idiotic rants that people pass as objective review (I'm willing to bet most didn't even read the book) I am going to buy 10 copies and give them as gifts. Maybe I'll send a copy to Chris Dodd and the uber dolt Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.
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