How did the printing press help in collecting children as its new readership?

How did the printing press help in collecting children as its new readership?
OR
What kind of printing material was printed for the children?

Answer:

  • Primary education had become compulsory from the late 19th century.
  • Publishing industry started production of school textbooks.
  • A children press was set up in France in 1857.
  • The Grimm brothers in Germany spent years compiling traditional folk tales.
  • Anything that was considered unsuitable for children was not published.
  • Old fairy tales and folktales were written.
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