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Bias Starts Early – Most Books in Childcare Centres Have White, Middle-class Heroes, Helen Joanne Adam , single work column

'Only 18% of books available in four Australian childcare centres include non-white characters. Animal characters make up around half the books available, with the animals largely leading lives, and adhering to values, of middle-class Caucasians.' (Introduction)
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