The hair of the child is black and whispy, spiked, really, and her half moon of a mouth has broken into a smile that shows…
In his essay “Boy Culture,” E. Anthony Rotundo cites examples of 19th-century boys tormenting woodchucks and maiming unoffending insects. Even urban boys would return to…
We’re heading for the home stretch of the school year, and it’s time to get really serious about those science fair projects. If you’re a…
Beginning in the late 1700s, social, moral and particularly religious precepts began to be woven into science and natural history books for children. Most authors…
Books on science and natural history composed a significant part of the publications for children in the 19th century. The writers of these texts were…
The summer is the perfect time for kids to go exploring, in search of far away places and lost worlds. And there are many recent…
When John Newbery published the first books specifically designed for children in the mid-1700’s the books had a dual purpose: to both amuse and instruct.…
You can see one part of the legacy of Fred Rodgers — Mr. Rogers to millions of us — literally on the streets and in…
La main à la pâte: It’s a familiar expression in French, and it means that to really learn about something, you need to put your hand in…
This week at the University of Florida we’re hosting a colloquium about some of the innovative ways that being found to bring science into children’s…