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At Wikijunior, we are writing books for children. Welcome to Wikijunior The aim of this project is to produce a series of full-color booklets for children aged 8 to 11. The subjects will be appealing to kids, and the writing will be light and friendly. These booklets will be richly illustrated with photographs, diagrams, sketches, and original drawings. The texts will also follow a format, so that each booklet, while different, will also have certain common features. Development will happen online here at Wikibooks, and some of the finished books will go into print. In the future, a static online version of Wikijunior will be set up as a new project and "completed" versions will go there. However even the "completed" versions will be updated from time to time with changes posted to Wikibooks. Please see meta:Wikijunior for more information about this project.
Current Titles There are currently three book series in development. Within these series there are nine approved booklets and hundreds of articles. For information on creating new titles see the New Title Policy. You can also help decide which title should be developed next by voting. A World of Discovery and Innovation (Mathematics, Science and Technology) Solar System (PDF) -- Currently being proofread prior to publication. How Things Work -- New Book of the Quarter for 3rd Quarter 2006. The Elements -- New Book of the Quarter for 4th Quarter 2006. The Natural World (Biology/Earth Sciences) Big Cats (PDF) -- Published, working on second edition. (Book Version) Dinosaurs -- Currently developing articles. Our World of People (Culture/History/Life/Society) South America -- Currently developing articles. Languages (PDF) -- Maturing articles. Kings and Queens of England (PDF) -- Maturing articles. Ancient Civilizations -- Currently developing articles. Other Titles Additional Wikijunior Books are under development.	News December 3, 2006 Wikijunior Articles of the Month have been updated. This month we are working on Arabic, Jaguarundi, Mobile Phone, Carbon Anyone interested in suggesting articles of the month for January should do so on the template discussion page. November 19, 2006 Wikibooks is sponsoring a cleanup project in December. If you would like to help, please read Wikibooks cleanup. November 2, 2006 Wikijunior Articles of the Month have been updated. This month we are working on the Asteroid belt, the Wheel, Triceratops and Iron. Anyone interested in suggesting articles of the month for December should do so on the template discussion page. See older news. How to Help It's easy to get started. Just click on an edit button and begin writing! Wikijunior is a collaborative project and there are many ways to help. Writers can help develop articles. Experts can provide insight into the topics covered. Educators and kids can provide feedback on the language and style. Researchers can fact-check the articles.
Featured Collaborations New books are featured each quarter and each month several articles are highlighted. Wikijunior:New Book Description Improve These Pages How Things Work: Elevator (lift) How does the elevator take you to the top? Europe: United Kingdom History, Geography and People of Britain The Elements: Plasma Can you help improve this plasmatic page? Big Cats: Cheetah Fastest animal on the planet Please work to bring these pages up to publishable status.	New Title Policy As there are but a few people working on this project, the community has decided to let contributors focus their energy on a single book each quarter. For this reason, there is a New Title Policy. You can also help decide as to which title the Wikijunior community will develop next by voting. To suggest a title for development, please see New Title Suggestions Stubs Stubs are short and incomplete articles. A list of Wikijunior article stubs can be found at Wikijunior Stubs. Discussion You can discuss the project at Wikijunior meta talk page and Wikibooks Staff Lounge as well as the Wikijunior Talk page. You can also read and comment on A Case for an Online Wiki for Children. A Wikijunior Style Guide. To chat about Wikijunior on IRC, use Freenode or join #wikijunior on Freenode.