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    Covering Current Events for Children’s Publications Can Be Tricky

    Write-up by Aldene Fredenburg &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 &#13 Since at least 1928, when “My Weekly Reader” debuted in elementary school classrooms, publishers have been attempting to cover existing events for youngsters. “My Weekly Reader” was an accepted and unquestioned component of children’s lives for decades. I don’t forget searching forward to each concern, which got passed out when a week and which I got to preserve. Looking back, I bear in mind the weekly newspaper a bit differently. I remember one story that told of youngsters in communist Southeast Asia getting encouraged to turn in their parents for alleged subversive activity, and one more piece…