A First dictionary of cultural literacy
Subtitle: what our children need to know
By: edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. ; associate editors, William G. Rowland, Jr. & Michael Stanford.
Contributors: Hirsch, E. D. 1928-; Rowland, William G.; Stanford, Michael, 1923-
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries; Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Description: Presents an outline of the knowledge that, according to the Cultural Literacy Foundation, should be acquired by the end of sixth grade, in such categories as literature, religion and philosophy, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 249-254.
Includes index.