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Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoA Scholastic Book Fair banner outside a Catholic school in Queens, New York.Lindsey...
Wally Kennedy: Always Buying Books a hot spot on a cold day
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoJan. 19—Book lovers are a dedicated bunch. You would think that last week's bitter cold would keep them indoors. You know that stereotype image — they're wrapped in a thick blanket, sitting ...
When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into...
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoAt the turn of the 20th century, with few children’s books featuring Black characters, one young...
Inside the Ku Klux Klan’s Plan to Conquer America
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Library of CongressMy high-school history teacher was infamous for repeating information that she...
‘Star Wars’ Droids, Ruby Slippers, Prince’s Guitar & Mister Rogers‘ Sweater: Smithsonian’s New Pop...
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThe Smithsonian last week debuted its long-in-the-works Entertainment Nation, an entire wing at the...
Today in History: March 20, Lyle and Erik Menendez convicted of the murder of their parents
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoOn March 20, 1996, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in...