In this provocative book, DelFattore—a professor of English at the University of Delaware—offers a behind-the-scenes look at the ways in which special interest groups influence the content of textbooks used in public and private schools throughout the country. What Johnny Shouldn’t Read focuses on six recent textbook controversies that escalated into federal lawsuits, garnering national headlines and costing school systems hundreds of thousands of dollars. The author’s investigation has profound implications not only for education but also for freedom of thought in the larger society. Teachers, school administrators, and librarians will find this book both useful and revealing.
Yale University Press. 209 pp. 1992. Grades 7–College. ISBN 0-300-05709-1.
No. 56665