Seuss’ book that they sponsored the publication of a book called The Truax in an attempt to show children the need for foresting. Members of the logging community were so upset by Dr. Seuss’ environmental kid’s book was banned in 1989 in a California school because it was believed to portray logging in a poor light and would turn children against the foresting industry. As the boy grows up, he always comes back to the tree when he needs something, taking until the tree has nothing left to give him.ĭr. Some readers believe that the young boy continually takes from the female tree, without ever giving anything in return. The Giving Tree was banned from a public library in Colorado in 1988 because it was interpreted as being sexist. In fact, each year hundreds of books are challenged or removed from schools and libraries.īanned books have existed for centuries, but here is a list of five familiar children’s books you probably didn’t know were banned. Seuss and Maurice Sendak, have been deemed unfit for reading in the US. It’s Banned Books Week, a time to celebrate the freedom to read! It may come as a surprise that many of your favorite childhood books, from authors such as Dr.
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