<b>Children & Their Culture</b> - The O'Reilly Factor For Kids: A Plunge Into "The No Spin Zone"

Katie Sciurba

<b>Children & Their Culture</b> - The O'Reilly Factor For Kids: A Plunge Into "The No Spin Zone"

Katie Sciurba New York University

Abstract

This article discusses one example of the recent phenomena of media celebrities "authoring" books for children. It is offered as an opinion by the author, who is researching celebrity writing for children and wanted to do a little self-expression in a non-academic form. In a world that is increasingly polarized, media celebrities can be used to support the propaganda of extreme thinkers of all types.

Author Biography

Katie Sciurba, New York University

Katie Sciurba began studying children's literature as an undergraduate at UC San Diego. She earned her MFA in Children's Writing from The New School and an MS in Education from Mercy College. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D in English Education at New York University, and she is the author of the forthcoming picture book OYE, CELIA!: A SONG FOR CELIA CRUZ.

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Published

2008-12-09

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2006)

Section

Jabberwocky

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