Illiterate America
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Originally published | 1985 |
Authors | Jonathan Kozol |
Summary | Describes the economic and human costs of illiteracy using hard statistics and heartrending stories |
Edition/Format | Print book: English: 1st edView all editions and formats |
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ID | 3090657 |
About Illiterate America
It is startling and it is shaming: in a country that prides itself on being among the most enlightened in the world, 25 million American adults cannot read the poison warnings on a can of pesticide, a letter from their child's teacher, or the front page of a newspaper. . . .