@article{84bc3b0a3d89420792cde09c54f63668,
title = "Access to Books Matters: Cultural Ambassadors and the Editorial Task Force",
abstract = "The author introduces the Editorial Task Force for Children's Books and discusses its mission, created when the task force was launched in the mid-1960s in Taiwan, to publish children's books for young readers. The messages embedded in such a mission for access to books are not only individually pertinent but also nationally and globally significant. Munro Leaf and Helen R. Sattley, two cultural ambassadors from the United States, also play significant roles as children's literature specialists to usher in new concepts on reading and writing for the young. A look back at the history of the campaign for childhood reading in one country and in a global context can help teachers and educators (re)consider why access to books matters for students in the present day. Children's access to books, particularly in the digital age, remains an urgent and demanding issue that requires further cross-cultural dialogue and understanding.",
author = "Wu, {Andrea Mei Ying}",
note = "Funding Information: The function and formation of the Editorial Task Force were exceptional. On the one hand, it was an official organization dedicated to juvenile publication, which was rare and revolutionary at the time. On the other hand, the “campaign,” or immense project, to publish children{\textquoteright}s books was unique and indicated a global association because it was sponsored, in part, by the United Nations Children{\textquoteright}s Fund to help students improve literacy, acquire knowledge of modern technologies and societies, and develop moral and cultural understandings toward self and others through the practice of extracurricular reading either at home or at school. Funding Information: This work was supported by a grant (MOST 103-2410-H-006-068-MY2) from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, and by U.S.–Taiwan Senior Fulbright research grants (2014–2015). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 International Literacy Association",
year = "2019",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/trtr.1796",
language = "English",
volume = "72",
pages = "683--688",
journal = "Reading Teacher",
issn = "0034-0561",
publisher = "International Reading Association",
number = "6",
}