Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Shachar Shemesh]

On 08/10/10 16:31, sara fink wrote:


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 

http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1 



http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1 



And you forgot 
http://www.amazon.com/Story-about-Reading-Railroad-Books/dp/0448421658/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286621391&sr=1-1


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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Nadav Har'El]

On Fri, Oct 08, 2010, Amichai Rotman wrote about "Children's Books about 
Linux?":
> 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.

The only somewhat-related book I could think for is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pig_and_the_Box

Of course, this is just about one specific issue (copyright) and misses
most of the other issues relevant to Linux, so definitely it would be
interesting to find (or write) more - and of course, in Hebrew ;-)

You can read an interview with the guy who wrote this book (and a few others
with a related theme), in
http://creativecommons.org/tag/the-pig-and-the-box

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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Amos Shapira]

On 9 October 2010 01:38, Dotan Cohen  wrote:
> Read the text under the last panel twice.
> http://www.xkcd.org/456/

And the moral of the story - avoid Gentoo like the plague :).

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Re: 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 

> 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 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.
>>
>> .::.
>>
>> Amichai Rotman
>>
>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
>> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
>>
>>
>> 
>> .::.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2010/10/8 sara fink 
>>
>>  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
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1
>>>
>>>  2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 
>>>
 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!

 .::.

 Amichai Rotman

 Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
 Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]


 
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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[sara fink]

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  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.
>
> .::.
>
> Amichai Rotman
>
> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
>
>
> 
> .::.
>
>
>
>
> 2010/10/8 sara fink 
>
> 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
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1
>>
>>  2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 
>>
>>> 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!
>>>
>>> .::.
>>>
>>> Amichai Rotman
>>>
>>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
>>> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
>>>
>>>
>>> 
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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Dotan Cohen]

2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman :
> 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!
>

Read the text under the last panel twice.
http://www.xkcd.org/456/

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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Amichai Rotman]

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.

.::.

Amichai Rotman

Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]


.::.




2010/10/8 sara fink 

> 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
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1
>
> http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1
>
>  2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 
>
>> 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!
>>
>> .::.
>>
>> Amichai Rotman
>>
>> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
>> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
>>
>>
>> 
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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[sara fink]

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
http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286548016&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=linux&rh=n%3A4%2Ck%3Alinux&page=1

2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 

> 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!
>
> .::.
>
> Amichai Rotman
>
> Registered Linux User#: 201192 [http://counter.li.org/]
> Registered Ubuntu User #12851 [http://ubuntucounter.geekosophical.net]
>
>
> 
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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Amichai Rotman]

Can you at least think of a story line?

Maybe I can pick it from there...

.::.

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On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 16:09, Ori Idan  wrote:

>
>
> 2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 
>
> 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?
>>
>
> Great idea, a children book about Linux and free software.
> Well, I am writing books, but I have never written a children book.
> I hope other people here have more experience then me in children books, I
> don't have children myself :-)
>
>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> .::.
>>
>> Amichai Rotman
>>
>>
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Re: Children's Books about Linux?

[Ori Idan]

2010/10/8 Amichai Rotman 

> 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?
>

Great idea, a children book about Linux and free software.
Well, I am writing books, but I have never written a children book.
I hope other people here have more experience then me in children books, I
don't have children myself :-)


>
> Thanks!
>
> .::.
>
> Amichai Rotman
>
>
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