Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Children's Literature in the Aftermath of the Quincentenary.

Bigelow, Bill

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ERIC Number: EJ490747

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Publication Date: 1994

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Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Children's Literature in the Aftermath of the Quincentenary.

Bigelow, Bill

New Advocate, v7 n4 p265-80 Fall 1994

Discusses five children's books with a multicultural perspective published to commemorate the Columbus Quincentenary. Finds that the books maintain a deeply Eurocentric bias; bury all wrongs in a distant past; and do not escape the hierarchial, elitist, and individualistic attitudes embedded in contemporary society. (SR)

Descriptors: Book Reviews, Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary Education, Multicultural Education, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Political Socialization

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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