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Podcast: The Ruth Institute Podcast
Episode: Children's Books Expert Blows the Lid Off School Libraries
Description: Deborah DeGroff became interested in the subject of children's books when her oldest child began to read. While perusing the then-current literature of the eighties, she noted the qualitative difference between those books and the books she had read as a child. Upon more investigation, her curiosity shifted to concern. Thus began a lifetime of research and a resounding cry for parents to look inside their children's books. The end result of Deborah's research and concern is the book, Between The Covers: What's Inside A Children's Book. In the book, she connects the "dumbing down" of school...