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Melanie Mouse was doing her sums these sums are so hard she said "l will ask Mr Owl. He knows everything. " What is two plus two, Mr. Owl, she asked. "Five,"said Owl"And three plus one?"That is five as well,"he said When Melanie took her answers to school the teacher said"Wrong! The answer is four " But Mr Owl is always right thought Melanie There must be something wrong with him All the other children laughed As she got to Mr. Owl'so house, MeLanier saw Maggie Mole and Hazel Squirrel. Don't ask Owl, said Hazel He'said forgotten everything! How's that asked Melanie I asked him for his recipe for pies and when I followed it , the pie came out tasting terrible. They went in to find Mr. Owl sick in bed " Mr. Owl, we came to ask you why you have been telling us strange things lately". "I am sure my advice hasn't been very good at all". Mr . Owl answered. I haven't been feeling well, so please forget everything I told you lately. And the animals all had a good laugh
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=== Welcome to Wikijunior! ===
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The aim of this project is to produce age-appropriate non-fiction books for children from birth to age 12. These books are richly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, sketches, and original drawings. Wikijunior books are produced by a worldwide community of writers, teachers, students, and young people all working together. The books present factual information that is verifiable. You are invited to join in and write, edit, and rewrite each book and chapter to improve its content. Our books are distributed free of charge under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Please see ''[[Wikibooks:What is Wikijunior|What is Wikijunior?]]'' for more information about the project.

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=== Titles ===

There are more than a dozen Wikijunior books and hundreds of sections within those books being readied for publication.

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==== Discovery and innovation ====
[[Wikijunior:The Elements|The Elements]]
&mdash; [[Wikijunior:Big Book of Fun Science Experiments|Fun Science Experiments]]
&mdash; [[Wikijunior:How Things Work|How Things Work]]

==== The natural world ====
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&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Bugs|Bugs]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Dinosaurs|Dinosaurs]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Human Body|Human Body]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Solar System|Solar System]]}}

==== Our world of people ====
{{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Ancient Civilizations|Ancient Civilizations]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Kings and Queens of England|Kings and Queens of England]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Languages|Languages]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:United States Charters of Freedom|United States Charters of Freedom]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:World War II|World War II]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:World at Work|World at Work]]}}

==== Geography ====
{{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Europe|Europe]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:South America|South America]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites|World Heritage Sites]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Asia|Asia]]}}

==== School time ====
{{nowrap|[[Geometry for Elementary School]]}}

==== Pre-readers ====
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&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Food Alphabet|Food Alphabet]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Maze and Drawing Book|Maze & Drawing Book]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Numbers from 1 to 20|Numbers from 1 to 20]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Small_Numbers|Small Numbers]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Skateboard Alphabet Coloring Pages|Skateboard Alphabet Coloring Pages]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Tell Time Clock Coloring Book|Tell Time Clock Coloring Book]]}}
&mdash; {{nowrap|[[Wikijunior:Transport Alphabet|Transport Alphabet]]}}
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=== All for <span style="color:blue">K</span><span style="color:red">I</span><span style="color:green">D</span><span style="color:magenta">S</span> ===
Wikijunior has some great books for you to read. But you can also help by ''writing'' books! If you know something about a subject and want to share it with others, just click on the link that says "edit" and type in what you want to say. It's that easy!

=== Helping out ===

''It's easy to get started. Just click on an edit button and begin writing! We encourage you to [[Wikibooks:Be bold|be bold]] and edit articles.''

If you want ideas on what to do, you can consider:

* Look through our [[Wikijunior:All Books|full collection]] of books and add content where you can.
* Start a class project to write a new book or contribute to an existing, developing one.
* Tell us how we're doing on the [[Help:Talk page|talk page]].
* Fact-check a page.
* Check articles for grammar, style, and spelling.
* Monitor the {{Plain link|{{fullurl:Special:RecentChanges|namespace=110}}|recent changes}} to Wikijunior pages.

There's a [[WJ:SG|Wikijunior Style Guide]] with suggestions for how to write great Wikijunior content.

=== Discussions ===

You can discuss the project at the [[Talk:Wikijunior|Wikijunior talk page]] or one of the [[Wikibooks:Reading room|Wikibooks reading rooms]] to get a broader audience.

To chat about Wikijunior on IRC, use [irc://irc.freenode.net/wikibooks Freenode] or join #wikibooks on [http://www.freenode.net/ Freenode].
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Revision as of 08:01, 27 September 2022

Welcome to Wikijunior!

The aim of this project is to produce age-appropriate non-fiction books for children from birth to age 12. These books are richly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, sketches, and original drawings. Wikijunior books are produced by a worldwide community of writers, teachers, students, and young people all working together. The books present factual information that is verifiable. You are invited to join in and write, edit, and rewrite each book and chapter to improve its content. Our books are distributed free of charge under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Please see What is Wikijunior? for more information about the project.

Search Wikijunior:



Titles

There are more than a dozen Wikijunior books and hundreds of sections within those books being readied for publication.

Discovery and innovation

The ElementsFun Science ExperimentsHow Things Work

The natural world

Big CatsBiologyBugsDinosaursHuman BodySolar System

Our world of people

Ancient CivilizationsKings and Queens of EnglandLanguagesUnited States Charters of FreedomWorld War IIWorld at Work

Geography

EuropeSouth AmericaWorld Heritage SitesAsia

School time

Geometry for Elementary School

Pre-readers

AlphabetAnimal AlphabetObject AlphabetClassic Alphabet Coloring BookColorsFlower AlphabetFood AlphabetMaze & Drawing BookNumbers from 1 to 20Small NumbersSkateboard Alphabet Coloring PagesTell Time Clock Coloring BookTransport AlphabetValentines Hearts Alphabet Coloring Book


Additional Wikijunior books are under development.

All for KIDS

Wikijunior has some great books for you to read. But you can also help by writing books! If you know something about a subject and want to share it with others, just click on the link that says "edit" and type in what you want to say. It's that easy!

Helping out

It's easy to get started. Just click on an edit button and begin writing! We encourage you to be bold and edit articles.

If you want ideas on what to do, you can consider:

  • Look through our full collection of books and add content where you can.
  • Start a class project to write a new book or contribute to an existing, developing one.
  • Tell us how we're doing on the talk page.
  • Fact-check a page.
  • Check articles for grammar, style, and spelling.
  • Monitor the recent changes to Wikijunior pages.

There's a Wikijunior Style Guide with suggestions for how to write great Wikijunior content.

Discussions

You can discuss the project at the Wikijunior talk page or one of the Wikibooks reading rooms to get a broader audience.

To chat about Wikijunior on IRC, use Freenode or join #wikibooks on Freenode.


Improve These Wikijunior Pages

How Things Work: Binary Numbers
Think that 1+1=10? Then this is the book for you!

Europe: Kosovo
Have you lived in, served in, or visited Kosovo? Why not help write this page?

The Elements: Magnesium
Help us write this page for kids interested in the elements!

Big Cats: Cheetah
The fastest animal on the planet!

Help us create these Wikijunior pages