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 * Name of book:** The Five Chinese Brothers
 * Author:** Claire Huchet Bishop
 * Description:** This story is about five Chinese brothers with extraordinary abilities who try to escape execution.
 * Genre:** Children’s Fiction Picture Book
 * Questionable Items:** This book has been criticized for promoting ethnic stereotyping about the Chinese. It has also been said to have heavy material about execution and death that may not be suitable for kids.
 * Public’s Opinion:** Overall, people really enjoy and like the story but the illustrations prove to be very stereotypical which makes many people dislike it.
 * History of Censorship:**This book was banned at the Salem Public Library when parents became concerned that the book portrays racial stereotypes that were demeaning to the Chinese race.
 * 1) In 1977, Albert V. Schwartz of the College of Staten Island criticized the illustrations because he felt that they portrayed all Chinese people with "bilious yellow skin and slit and slanted eyes" (Wikipedia, 2012).
 * Age Group:** 4 to 8

References

Goodreads. (2012). Retrieved from: []

The 15 most controversial books. (2009). Retrieved from: http://archive.blisstree.com/live/the-15-most-controversial-picture-books-366/

Wikipedia. (2012). //The Five Chinese Brothers.// Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Chinese_Brothers.