Re: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry launch
very helpful Jim thanks! On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Jim Simmons wrote: > Sean, > > Check out the Children's Library here: > > http://www.archive.org/details/iacl > > There are several books in Arabic, Farsi, and other languages. The > top rated Arabic books are short, well illustrated, and aimed at young > children so they might be good choices in DJVU format. Some > possibilities: > > Tagalog -- Pag-Aalsa Sa Cavite; Bakit Binitay Sina Padre Gomez, Burgos > At Zamora? http://www.archive.org/details/vllpgls > > Arabic -- Ras Al-Afa http://www.archive.org/details/mrmrslf > > Farsi -- Raha Kih Mamanad http://www.archive.org/details/shjrhkh > > French -- L'Arche de N http://www.archive.org/details/larcheden00guig > > Chinese -- Kao Ai Ti Che Chih http://www.archive.org/details/ktchchh > > Chinese -- Ku Kung Wen Wu Pao Tsang Hsu Pien > http://www.archive.org/details/kkngwnw > > Hope this helps. > > James Simmons > > >>> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:43 +0100 >>> From: Sean DALY >>> Subject: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a >>> Stick v2 Blueberry launch >>> >>> Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry will be launched at the Netbook World >>> Summit in Paris on December 8th and Walter will open the summit with >>> the keynote presentation! >>> >>> Sebastian and other members of the SoaS team are working hard on >>> finalizing the master this weekend. >>> >>> In this holiday season with $250 Kindles and $299 Nooks and $$$ >>> eBooks, we want to talk about Sugar's great eBook tools as well as >>> open access eBooks - that eBooks shouldn't be only pricey DRM'd >>> downloads for pricey gadgets. >>> >>> To do this, we want to "populate" Blueberry's Journal with a small >>> number of eBooks. Small, so the Journal is not overstuffed; eBooks >>> there will help new Sugar users to understand the Journal. >>> >>> We do feel though that it is important that of the handful of eBooks, >>> not all should be in English. We won't have room for every language >>> (that needs to wait for a later version of Sugar or SoaS which could >>> have filter logic by language). But an eBook in half a dozen >>> languages, with instructions for parents and teachers where to find >>> others, will effectively demonstrate Sugar's potential as an eBook >>> reader solution. Books written in the native language will be >>> preferable to translations of books originally written in English - >>> we'd like to show that Sugar content can be localized and not merely >>> translated. >>> >>> Please suggest eBooks! ideally, an illustrated eBook in EPUB format >>> (although we may be able to convert from other formats by hand since >>> there will only be a few). Send links! >>> >>> If it's possible before Sunday, it would be fabulous if we could >>> include an eBook created by children in the classroom! Even a >>> collection of scans could be fairly easily "bound" into an eBook file. >>> >>> Thanks for your help! >>> >>> Sean >>> Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator >> > ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry launch
Sean, Check out the Children's Library here: http://www.archive.org/details/iacl There are several books in Arabic, Farsi, and other languages. The top rated Arabic books are short, well illustrated, and aimed at young children so they might be good choices in DJVU format. Some possibilities: Tagalog -- Pag-Aalsa Sa Cavite; Bakit Binitay Sina Padre Gomez, Burgos At Zamora? http://www.archive.org/details/vllpgls Arabic -- Ras Al-Afa http://www.archive.org/details/mrmrslf Farsi -- Raha Kih Mamanad http://www.archive.org/details/shjrhkh French -- L'Arche de N http://www.archive.org/details/larcheden00guig Chinese -- Kao Ai Ti Che Chih http://www.archive.org/details/ktchchh Chinese -- Ku Kung Wen Wu Pao Tsang Hsu Pien http://www.archive.org/details/kkngwnw Hope this helps. James Simmons >> Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:43 +0100 >> From: Sean DALY >> Subject: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a >> Stick v2 Blueberry launch >> >> Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry will be launched at the Netbook World >> Summit in Paris on December 8th and Walter will open the summit with >> the keynote presentation! >> >> Sebastian and other members of the SoaS team are working hard on >> finalizing the master this weekend. >> >> In this holiday season with $250 Kindles and $299 Nooks and $$$ >> eBooks, we want to talk about Sugar's great eBook tools as well as >> open access eBooks - that eBooks shouldn't be only pricey DRM'd >> downloads for pricey gadgets. >> >> To do this, we want to "populate" Blueberry's Journal with a small >> number of eBooks. Small, so the Journal is not overstuffed; eBooks >> there will help new Sugar users to understand the Journal. >> >> We do feel though that it is important that of the handful of eBooks, >> not all should be in English. We won't have room for every language >> (that needs to wait for a later version of Sugar or SoaS which could >> have filter logic by language). But an eBook in half a dozen >> languages, with instructions for parents and teachers where to find >> others, will effectively demonstrate Sugar's potential as an eBook >> reader solution. Books written in the native language will be >> preferable to translations of books originally written in English - >> we'd like to show that Sugar content can be localized and not merely >> translated. >> >> Please suggest eBooks! ideally, an illustrated eBook in EPUB format >> (although we may be able to convert from other formats by hand since >> there will only be a few). Send links! >> >> If it's possible before Sunday, it would be fabulous if we could >> include an eBook created by children in the classroom! Even a >> collection of scans could be fairly easily "bound" into an eBook file. >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> Sean >> Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator > ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
Re: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry launch
Sean, The Internet Archive has some really beautiful children's books. Unfortunately, their EPUB offerings are full of typos and the books in that format look anemic in comparison to the DJVU versions. You might consider using DJVU instead of EPUB for this reason. Among the most beautiful books are "Abroad" and "Jack and the Giants". There are ilustrated Oz books as well. For languages other than English, Jules Verne might be a good author to try. The English versions of his works on IA are often illustrated, so it's a good possibility that the French originals would be as well, and they definitely have them. OLE Nepal has its own E-Putashkaya (sp?) website where they have books in Nepali for downloading. The ones I've seen are illustrated at aimed at very young readers. IA is definitely the place to get illustrated ebooks. Their website has animated thumbnails of the books as well as lists of the most popular downloads so you might be better off using the website to find them rather than Get IA Books. Though if you want to sell the idea of getting lots of books easily Get IA Books (or its heir apparent Get Books) might be a good thing to include in Blueberry. James Simmons > Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:43 +0100 > From: Sean DALY > Subject: [IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a > Stick v2 Blueberry launch > > Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry will be launched at the Netbook World > Summit in Paris on December 8th and Walter will open the summit with > the keynote presentation! > > Sebastian and other members of the SoaS team are working hard on > finalizing the master this weekend. > > In this holiday season with $250 Kindles and $299 Nooks and $$$ > eBooks, we want to talk about Sugar's great eBook tools as well as > open access eBooks - that eBooks shouldn't be only pricey DRM'd > downloads for pricey gadgets. > > To do this, we want to "populate" Blueberry's Journal with a small > number of eBooks. Small, so the Journal is not overstuffed; eBooks > there will help new Sugar users to understand the Journal. > > We do feel though that it is important that of the handful of eBooks, > not all should be in English. We won't have room for every language > (that needs to wait for a later version of Sugar or SoaS which could > have filter logic by language). But an eBook in half a dozen > languages, with instructions for parents and teachers where to find > others, will effectively demonstrate Sugar's potential as an eBook > reader solution. Books written in the native language will be > preferable to translations of books originally written in English - > we'd like to show that Sugar content can be localized and not merely > translated. > > Please suggest eBooks! ideally, an illustrated eBook in EPUB format > (although we may be able to convert from other formats by hand since > there will only be a few). Send links! > > If it's possible before Sunday, it would be fabulous if we could > include an eBook created by children in the classroom! Even a > collection of scans could be fairly easily "bound" into an eBook file. > > Thanks for your help! > > Sean > Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
[IAEP] Please help suggest illustrated eBooks for Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry launch
Sugar on a Stick v2 Blueberry will be launched at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on December 8th and Walter will open the summit with the keynote presentation! Sebastian and other members of the SoaS team are working hard on finalizing the master this weekend. In this holiday season with $250 Kindles and $299 Nooks and $$$ eBooks, we want to talk about Sugar's great eBook tools as well as open access eBooks - that eBooks shouldn't be only pricey DRM'd downloads for pricey gadgets. To do this, we want to "populate" Blueberry's Journal with a small number of eBooks. Small, so the Journal is not overstuffed; eBooks there will help new Sugar users to understand the Journal. We do feel though that it is important that of the handful of eBooks, not all should be in English. We won't have room for every language (that needs to wait for a later version of Sugar or SoaS which could have filter logic by language). But an eBook in half a dozen languages, with instructions for parents and teachers where to find others, will effectively demonstrate Sugar's potential as an eBook reader solution. Books written in the native language will be preferable to translations of books originally written in English - we'd like to show that Sugar content can be localized and not merely translated. Please suggest eBooks! ideally, an illustrated eBook in EPUB format (although we may be able to convert from other formats by hand since there will only be a few). Send links! If it's possible before Sunday, it would be fabulous if we could include an eBook created by children in the classroom! Even a collection of scans could be fairly easily "bound" into an eBook file. Thanks for your help! Sean Sugar Labs Marketing Coordinator ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
