A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Our Children Need to Know

ISBN 10: 0395823528 / ISBN 13: 9780395823521

Published by Mariner Books, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Our Children Need to Know
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395823528
• ISBN 13: 9780395823521
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

About this title

Synopsis

Introduces fundamental information about the world, from the ancient past through the present day, that children should learn in grade school, gathering and arranging information by subject, including art, mythology, history, music, geography, art, and more. Original.

About the Author

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. is the Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and the author of Cultural Literacy, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and The Core Knowledge Series. Dr. Hirsch is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been a senior fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is president of the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to educational reform.