id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
crl-15813	Harger, Elaine	Mickenberg, Julia L. Learning from the Left: Children’s Literature, the Cold War, and Radical Politics in the United States. N.Y.; Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 2006. 389p. alk. paper $19.95 (paper), $74 (cloth) (ISBN 0195152816; 0195152808). LC 2004-65457.	2006-07-01	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1861	76	55	What makes Mickenberg’s book so welcome is that it investigates, not textbooks, but another group of books produced for children, trade books written by leftist authors who largely escaped the eagle eyes of right- wing censors in mid-twentieth century. The first part of the book, “Progressive and Proletarian Precedents” provides context, including an overview of the early years of children’s book publishing; exami- nation of the demands of librarians, teach- ers, and parents for books appropriate for children; examples of books writt en by leftist authors; discussion of the progres- sive education movement; and description of radical political organizations.	cache/crl-15813.pdf	txt/crl-15813.txt