Sylvester+and+the+Magic+Pebble

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 * 1) ** Name: ** Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
 * 2) ** Author: ** William Steig
 * 3) ** Description: ** A donkey collects pebbles. He found a magic pebble he can make wishes with.
 * 4) ** Genre: ** Fantasy
 * 5) ** Situations in the book that are questionable: ** Police depicted as pigs
 * 6) ** General public’s opinion: ** People love this book. They love the characters and that they are animals. They also think the theme of the book is great (Goodreads.com)
 * 7) ** History of censorship: ** This book was written during the era of Vietnam War protests were people called police pigs. So when this book was published policemen took offense that the characters that were policemen in the book are pigs (Controversy, Censorship, and Children’s Literature). This book raised controversy in many school districts and organizations and was banned in parts of the United States.
 * 1) ** Developmental age: ** 5-7 (ARbookfind.com)

References

ARbookfind. (2012). Retrieved from: http://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail.aspx?q=5494&l=EN&slid=284176540

Controversy, Censorship, and Children’s Literature. Retrieved from: https://sites.google.com/site/thesisactivities/controversy

Goodreads. (2012). Retrieved from: http ://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=✓&query=sylvester+and+the+magic+pebble