Recommended Age Range: 4-12

In the 1970’s the congressional Church Committee revealed pervasive financial ties between the CIA and corporate mainstream media. Cubs to Bears “Operation Mockingbird and the Church Committee” is historical fiction designed to teach children the congressionally documented history of corporate media corruption and the true story of the first time the American public learned about fake news. The books highlight’s the story of Red Rooster, who had earned a living reporting the news with daily cock-a-doodle-doos. His life would change forever when he learned the other Roosters had taken bribes to report fake news.

The book includes a FREE downloadable lesson plan which discusses the historical events that proceeded the 1975 congressional Church Committee, in which the public learned about the financial ties between the American CIA and Corporate Media.

The back of the book includes five coloring pages featuring the characters in the book.

Book Includes:

• The story of when Red Rooster learned about fake news.
  
• Breathtaking full color illustrations.
  
• Coloring pages (final 5 pages of the book).
  
• FREE downloadable lesson plan related to Operation Mockingbird and the Church Committee.

Lesson Plan Includes:

• Analysis of how Charisma Cat and the Roosters shared partial truths to push fake news narratives.
  
• Video presentation on the history of the Church Committee, media corruption, and fake news.
  
• Additional reading on how corporations function and where they are vulnerable to corruption.
  
• Discussion of the mechanism through which media is controlled.
  
• A creative project that allows children to demonstrate an understanding of what they have learned

The author of the Cubs to Bears series is the founder and CEO of Classical Learner; a company which assists parents in creating a unique vision for their children's education and guiding them to turn goals and objectives into success stories.

Brett Pike holds a Bachelors in History Education, a Masters in Special Education, and has a decade experience working in the field of education.