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Imaginary Indians: Representations of Native Americans in Scholastic Reading Club
Children's Literature in Education
  • Amina Chaudhri, Northeastern Illinois University
  • Nicole Schau, Garfield Elementary School
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract

Scholastic Reading Clubs are a popular and inexpensive way for teachers to build classroom libraries and for parents to purchase books for their children. The books made accessible to children through the order forms are assumed to be suitable for young readers in terms of their content, popularity, currency, and curricular relevance. Multicultural books occupy a small fraction of the selections, and books about Native Americans are essentially absent. This study examines Scholastic Reading Club order forms available over the course of a year. The quantitative and qualitative findings show that stereotypical misrepresentations of Native Americans persist and literature by Native authors and illustrators is completely lacking.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10583-015-9255-1
Citation Information
Chaudhri, A., & Schau, N. (2016). Imaginary Indians: Representations of Native Americans in Scholastic Reading Club [Abstract]. Teacher Education Faculty Publications. Paper 1. http://neiudc.neiu.edu/ted-pub/1