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A Digital Archive of Soviet Children’s Books Goes Online: Browse the Artistic, Ideological Collection (1917-1953)

A Digital Archive of Soviet Children’s Books Goes Online: Browse the Artistic, Ideological Collection (1917-1953) | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.openculture.com - July 13, 2017 10:45 AM
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Kent College History's curator insight, July 7, 2017 2:21 AM
'A project of the Cotsen Collection at Princeton’s Firestone Library, the archive contains a variety of fully digitized children's books that show one venue in which, amid these years of "Russia’s accelerated violent political, social and cultural evolution," in the words of the database's front page, certain kinds of graphic art could flourish. "The illustration and look of Soviet children’s books was of tantamount importance as a vehicle for practical and concrete information in the new Soviet regime."'
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New archaeological method finds children were skilled ceramists during the Bronze Age

New archaeological method finds children were skilled ceramists during the Bronze Age | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From phys.org - May 27, 2016 4:47 PM
Artisanal interpretation of ceramics from the Bronze Age shows that a nine-year-old child could be a highly skilled artisan. This was one of the discoveries presented in a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden. The thesi

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Africa's young to swell by 2050

Africa's young to swell by 2050 | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.com - August 14, 2014 4:47 AM

"Africa's under-18 population will swell by two-thirds to reach almost a billion by 2050, a new UN report says. The findings show a "massive shift in the world's child population towards Africa", it says.

Its projections indicate that by 2050, about 40% of all children will be in Africa, up from around 10% in 1950."


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Awakenings: Love 'em or hate 'em!

Awakenings: Love 'em or hate 'em! | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From awakenings2012.blogspot.com - July 24, 2016 6:24 AM
Gummy worms fall in one of two categories...love 'em or hate 'em! Kids love 'em for sure, so does that mean the adults hate 'em? For some, yes; for others, definitely no! They are sweet, they are chewy, but they notoriously stick to your teeth! A bigger question might be "What makes sugar, gelatin and flavorful 'worms' so irresistible, especially for kids?" The truth is...

Gummy candy superstar Trolli was the first to develop the gummy worm, which happened in the early 1980s. Trolli’s idea was built on traditional American marketing values: making something gross enough looking to shock parents and simultaneously attract children. [Source: Huffington Post]

July 15 is...
National Gummy Worm Day

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Children as Advocates: The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912

Children as Advocates: The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912 | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From blogs.loc.gov - December 3, 2014 10:11 AM
This is a guest post by Karen Romero, who is working with the education team at the Library of Congress as part of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Internship Program.
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The International Children’s Digital Library Offers Free eBooks for Kids in Over 40 Languages

The International Children’s Digital Library Offers Free eBooks for Kids in Over 40 Languages | Human Interest | Scoop.it
From www.openculture.com - April 7, 2015 1:22 AM
For all of the free literature and essays available online, a surprisingly small amount is geared toward children. Even less is aimed at children who speak foreign languages.

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