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How Did Montgomery Revolutionize Children

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Before Newbery, literature was made for children to teach a moral lesson. The Puritan stories that portrayed messages that good behavior keeps children out of hell. The Puritan’s message was too terrifying for children to actually want to read the stories. Isaac Watts also attempted to make stories for children. Watts’ strategy was to take the Puritans’ message, but make it more approachable by putting the moral message of escaping hell to hymns. Watts made these moral lessons more fun by making them into a song. John Newbery revolutionized children’s literature with the creation of Instruction with Delight. Newbery created didactic lessons centered on being entertaining for the child. Newbery’s Instruction with Delight was well received because
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