Yertle the Turtle Deemed 'Too Political' for Fragile Canadian Schoolchildren [Books]

Yertle the Turtle Deemed 'Too Political' for Fragile Canadian Schoolchildren [Books]:

A British Columbia elementary school teacher was scolded after she included a quote from Dr. Seuss's Yertle the Turtle in materials she brought to a meeting with school management. The story, school officials warned, was "too political" and would not be acceptable in the classroom, in the interests of "shielding the children from political messaging." Indeed! We would not want their delicate child-brains exposed to poisonous ideas about turtle rights! More »