Seuss. Writing in Life, journalist John Hersey asked why school texts of such pivotal importance could not have real literary merit, and why they could not be illustrated by an "imaginative genius" like Dr. Gray 0 Ratings 19 Want to read 3 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 4 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1956 Publisher Scott, Foresman and Co.
Nevertheless, by the 1950s, it was clear from national test results that the Dick and Jane books were not doing their job. An edition of The new fun with Dick and Jane (1951) The new Fun with Dick and Jane 1956 ed by William S.
The major role assigned to illustration in the series, as well as its systematic reliance on short words and familiar storylines, demonstrated a greater sensitivity to child-centered learning than had comparable books of the previous century. Until the mid-1960s, when the series' popularity was already in decline, both text and illustrations presented an all-white portrait of middle-class American life. Introduced in 1930, the ubiquitous readers were updated every five years. Gray et al., Foresman and Company, 1947įor 40 years, school books about Dick and Jane-young suburbanites with sunny dispositions and placid, predictable lives-taught millions of American first-graders to read.
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