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ERIC Number: EJ241301
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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The Battle of the Pronouns: Gigantic Clashes in a Book of Dinasaur Riddles.
Sterne, Noelle
Social Education, v45 n2 p126-32 Feb 1981
The author of "Tyrannosaurus Wrecks: A Book of Dinosaur Riddles" discusses her difficulties in choosing appropriate male-female pronouns for the subjects of her riddles. The problems consisted of the necessity of using entrenched male stereotypes, avoiding damaging female stereotypes, and breaking through stereotypes. (KC)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Sex Bias, Sex Fairness, Sex Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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