Children's Books about Linux?

[Steve G.]

I will work with you or help you... I have done technical and marketing
writing and technical documentation.

I have a couple of friends who wrote a children's book but had a snag with
publishing it. These days technology exists to inexpensively self publish. I
can chat with them about their experience. My research advisor is also a
celebrated writer, ditto.

My daughter is an outstanding writer (I am adequate, she is good), who has
been doing it professionally, and has been published, albeit in English (as
have I for most part). I have a feeling you would like it in Hebrew.

Over the years I have read a number of stories about Linux for the layman,
which is not too different than a children book - it would make an excellent
book for children, as it has elements of the little engine that could, of
'it takes a village', of david against goliath, and we can do all the
drawings with penguins, which for some reason (happy feet?) children
consider cute. We can even shade it purple/pink as a tribute to some of the
community's esteemed members - or not.

If you are interested, let me know, maybe to my personal email. And don't
let the know-betters discourage you!

Z.


2010/10/8 sara fink <sara.fink at gmail.com>

> give them hands on with linux. talk with them as the comics show. Writing a
> book doesn't guarantee that they will read the book. Insert it in their
> minds via action. They will get the feeling.
>
> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il>wrote:
>
>> I have seen those. These are "computer science" for young kids. I
>> am referring to a book written for children that tells the story of Open
>> Source and Linux - About the values of the community and how it all begun.
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>> Amichai Rotman
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>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
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>> 2010/10/8 sara fink <sara.fink at gmail.com>
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>>  http://www.ogmaciel.com/?p=521
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1#reader_1933988495
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>>> http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1
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>>> http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1
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>>>  2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Any of you aware of the existence of Linux children's books?
>>>>
>>>> I mean - those books with simple text and pretty pictures telling the
>>>> story of Linux for 4-5 year old kids.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to teach my children the values of the community from an early
>>>> stage.
>>>>
>>>> I realize this thread will generate a lot of flaming - so I'll say why I
>>>> am asking: I'd like to write such a book but I have no idea where to start,
>>>> not even a story line....
>>>>
>>>> Any of you want to team up and make it happen?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
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>>>> Amichai Rotman
>>>>
>>>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
>>>> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
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