Find out the freedoms and rights of the First Amendment. It's a free country! But what does that mean? Find out the five liberties protected by the First Amendment. Vivid examples from history and everyday life demonstrate the meaning of freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights to assemble peacefully and to petition the government. Christy Mihaly wrote Free for You and Me: What Our First Amendment Means, and has written more than 25 other children’s books. Her 2020 educational civics series won Junior Library Guild gold standard designations. A former lawyer, Christy lives and writes in Vermont. Manu Montoya was born in Colombia and has studied design and art direction in Colombia and at the Barcelona School of Design and Engineering in Spain. She now lives in Spain.