- I'm a digital archivist at the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress and a doctoral student at GMU. I'm interested in online communities, digital history, and video games. I blog on this site, and at playthepast.org. Views expressed are not those of any current or former employer.
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I blog because I want to. I don't get paid to do this. It isn't fancy like that. I am also not a particularly careful editor. I just wasn't wired that way. Every once and a while I get an email from someone who points out typos in my text. Sometimes they apologize for sending me those comments. I am always deeply grateful to them. If you see a typo, misspelling, or otherwise grammatically incorrect issue on my site and send me an email I will be thrilled. I will thank you. My email is trevor dot johnowens at gmail do com.
Tag Archives: Children’s Literature
Marie Curie on Ada Lovelace Day
Today is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. From their website, ‘Women’s contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognized. We want you to tell the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Uncategorized
Tagged AdaLovelaceDay09, children's books, Children's Literature, Curie, Gender, Science
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1934: A Better Time to Be A Girl Interested in Science?
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Nature Study was the cutting edge approach in American science education. Educational scholars claimed students should “study nature, not books” and education took on a much more practical bent. Some scholars have … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
Tagged children's books, Children's Literature, Firstpast, nature study, Science
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Suprises in Early Children’s Books About Evolution
From the Scopes to Dover Area School District teaching evolution continues to be a perennial sore spot in American education. More often than not textbooks are at the center of these controversies. There are several excellent studies of the history … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
Tagged children's books, Children's Literature, evolution, Science
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Why Historians Need to Be More Interested With Children's Literature
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn’t belong. This picture from the 1976 children’s book The Value of Learning: The Story of Marie Curie depicts the resolute young Curie standing her ground … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, Children's Literature, marie curie, Science, soviet
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Osama bin Laden For Kids
It might surprise you to know that at least 10 children’s books about Osama bin Laden have been published in the last 6 years. I was intrigued, just what do publishers think children should learn about this contemporary villain? To … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Children's Literature, Middle East Leaders, Osama bin Laden, Politics, The War on Terror, ValueTales, Villans
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History Through Children's Literature
The stories we tell children are also very telling about our history. This blog will present brief examples of these telling moments. Points for consideration of history in children’s literature and facilitate discussion of the issues therein. Children’s books are … Continue reading