An Analysis of the Books Published by the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (1966-1979)

The Publishing Organization of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults was established in March 1967. To a large extent, the Institute managed to improve children’s literature, quantitatively and qualitatively, by bringing the best writers, translators and illustrators together. The main question here is to determine the approach taken by the Institute for the publication of its books. Based on the historical method and using a descriptive-analytical approach, this article aims to explain this matter through archival documents and reports. The findings of this study show that the Institute published 146 books during its thirteen years of activity. The books covered a wide range of topics, such as archaicism, patriotism, monarchism, pro-Pahlavi tendencies, introductory knowledge of other lands, including Europe, Africa, and Asia, and scientific subjects. Most of the books were published as fiction, short story, novel and scientific, non-fiction, and documentary.