Look What They've Done to Real Children's Books in the New Basal Readers!.

Reutzel, D. Ray; Larsen, Nycole S.

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ERIC Number: EJ515922

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Look What They've Done to Real Children's Books in the New Basal Readers!

Reutzel, D. Ray; Larsen, Nycole S.

Language Arts, v72 n7 p495-507 Nov 1995

Compares selected authentic children's literature trade books with versions of them in 1993 basal readers from five textbook publishers across grade levels one, three, and five. Finds that publisher censorship still exists; important story elements are lost when illustrations are omitted; and readers miss important developments when only parts of an book are anthologized. (SR)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Textbook Standards, Textbooks

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: Rethinking Issues in Language Arts Education.