The RenewaNation Review 2020 Volume 12 Issue 1 | Page 32

Find a Christian Alternative for Scholastic Books By Dr. Josh Mulvihill S CHOLASTIC is a large publishing company with over $1.5 billion in revenue 1 and known for distributing educational books to schools, teach- ers, parents, and children. They have over three thousand books in print, a well-established book club for schools, teaching collections, and guided read- ing programs that are widely used by public and private schools. Recently, two Scholastic books found their way into our home. My ten-year- old son earned two books of his choice from our local library for completing a summer reading challenge. Both books were from Scholastic and part of the I Survived series, which is meant to bring history to life for grades 2-7 with 32 Are your child’s books building or dismantling their faith? books on the important moments in American history. We have a policy that we always preview what our children read and watch, so my son handed me I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 and I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001. I began reading I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 and learned that it told the story of two planes flying into the buildings and centered around the heroic efforts of a firefighter who responded by selflessly saving lives. I quickly learned that Scholas- tic books present a distorted version of history. I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 did not mention