The Iron Man in the Hat
Should first-graders be reading books based on PG-13 rated movies? Should Iron Man play a role in how children learn to read? Should Superman be setting your child’s bedtime? Which one of these thought-provoking questions does not belong? Slate magazine has a story up, with an accompanying slide show, about Hollywood’s growing presence in easy reader books for kids. Click the logo below to have a look.
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(Thanks to Publishers Weekly for the link)
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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