Raising your kids right
Subtitle: children's literature and American political conservatism
By: Michelle Ann Abate.
Series: The Rutgers series in childhood studies
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780813547985; 9780813551739
Subjects: Children's literature, American -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Conservatism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Conservatism and literature -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Right and left (Political science) in literature; Conservatism -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Give me some of the old-time reading : William Bennett's The book of virtues and the rise of right-leaning literature for young readers; title: I speak for the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association : Truax, the anti-green movement, and the corporate production of children's literature; title: Not just Christianity, but the Christian Right : the battle over public education and the American Sunday School Movement in The left behind series for kids; title: Patriot acts : fighting the war on terror via the canon wars in Lynne Cheney's picture books; title: Pundit knows best : the self-help boom, brand marketing, and the O'Reilly factor for kids; title: State, two state, red state, blue state : bringing partisan politics to picture books in Katharine Debrecht's Help! Mom! series.