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Finding Books on the Education of Randy Morrow?
Not Randy At All asks: "In an effort to get my young sons interested in some sort of science subject I am trying to find some books which I read as a child in England. Written for kids rather than adults, this was a series of books where a Father who (I think was some sort of technical journalist) always got his kid interested in the stories he covered. The only one I remember clearly was the book where the kid studied for his ham radio license. All of the books covered one science subject, I'm pretty sure that they included geology, and the only other thing I remember was that the kid was called Randy Morrow. Do you Slashdot readers remember these books and can you point me towards some of the titles? Obviously I've tried the usual sources, including Amazon and Google, but they have all turned up blank."
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You should rephrase that to "Not of interest to me", as I don't think you speak for me. Probably neither of us speaks for Slashdot...
I am apparantly stupid as well, as I can't find it on Google either.... Can you post a link? I happen to be interested in what it sounds like the books are about. Something about educating the public about science.
Gavin Fischer
Here's one. That's about all I can help you with. Note: This took me about 15 minutes on Google. Might want to bone up on your searching skills.
Why is this on /.? They do stuff like this on rec.arts.sf.written. There's probably a similar newsgroup for non-fiction. The guys on r.a.s.w. could probably have pointed you there.
I'm not familliar with the titles you're discussing, but if you use Amazon.com to look for the Author: Julian May, Publisher: Creative Education you'll find This List. Which is what I think you're looking for. Not many reviews on Amazon, though, so I can't Tell. Oh, and I limited results to pre-1980... Not sure if that helps or hurts.
Do not confuse duty with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different.Duty is a debt you owe to yourself.
Use a subject line like "ID: Randy Morrow."
At least 10% of the traffic on this newsgroup is people trying to identify books they read as a kid, and the ability of the group's readership to identify them is absolutely phenomenal.
"How to Do Nothing," kids activities, back in print!
"Is this the same author that I remember from the Pliocene novels (Non-Born King, Adversary, Golden Torc et al)?"
I believe so. She had a long career writing children's books and non-fiction before hitting it bit with SF & Fantasy.
"In an effort to get my young sons interested in some sort of science subject"
Just so you know, my father also tried to 'interest' me in subjects.
Unfortunately, just because I'm his son does NOT mean we share an aptitude for the same things.
He went out of his way to ensure I got math/science/electronics schooling/training.
He used to justify it by saying "I work in air-conditioned building every day. Mechanical laborers are hot,sweaty and miserable, you don't want to do that."
The only problem is/was is that I'm more mechanically inclined, but I haven't really discovered this until my late 20's/early 30's.
Unfortunately I've been staring at schematics for the last 10 years, and I'm not too happy with my career.
Don't assume you children will like or enjoy the same things you do. Even if they are as smart as you, even if they look like you, even if they smell like you.
If they are interested in science, they will find a way to convey that, YOU do not need to interest them in science.
If they like Art, then they like Art. If they like music, then so be it You cannot change that. You can try, but it's not worth it to their future.