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Raising Your Kids Right: Children´s Literature and American Political Conservatism
Michelle Ann Abate
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Description for Raising Your Kids Right: Children´s Literature and American Political Conservatism
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Dr. Seuss's classic character the Lorax has delighted children for decades while passing along a powerful message about environmental responsibility. The book's young readers, and their parents, would likely be surprised by the emergence of a new character, Truax, a kindly logger created by a longtime employee of the wood products industry, who, not surprisingly, has a far different viewpoint to share. Yet the Truax character, and the book of the same name, is just one example of a growing genre of conservative-themed narratives for young readers spawned by the continuing strength of the American political right.
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Dr. Seuss's classic character the Lorax has delighted children for decades while passing along a powerful message about environmental responsibility. The book's young readers, and their parents, would likely be surprised by the emergence of a new character, Truax, a kindly logger created by a longtime employee of the wood products industry, who, not surprisingly, has a far different viewpoint to share. Yet the Truax character, and the book of the same name, is just one example of a growing genre of conservative-themed narratives for young readers spawned by the continuing strength of the American political right.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813547985
SKU
V9780813547985
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Ref
99-1
About Michelle Ann Abate
Michelle Ann Abate is an associate professor in the English department at Hollins University. She is the author of Tomboys: A Literary and Cultural History, and the editor of the journal Children's Literature.
Reviews for Raising Your Kids Right: Children´s Literature and American Political Conservatism
"Few people are aware of the right's attempts to use children's literature ideologically to indoctrinate American youth. While this book will certainly be valuable to scholars of children's literature and education, those outside of academe should also sit up and take notice."
Philip Nel
coeditor of Tales for Little Rebels
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Philip Nel
coeditor of Tales for Little Rebels
"Raising Your Kids Right is an eye-opening ... Read more