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A Comparison of the Reading Interests of Children in England and the United States.
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Fisher, Peter J. L.; Ayres, George – Reading Improvement, 1990
Compares reading interests of 8- to 11-year-old children from the United States and England. Finds that (1) American children showed greater interest than English children in science, poetry, and biographies; (2) categories of jokes, mystery, crafts, and adventure were popular in both countries; and (3) expected sex differences between reading…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education