Wikijunior is the working title for a set of books targeted to children aged 8–11 being developed at the Wikimedia project Wikibooks. This effort will consist of both a website and magazine. The website is currently in development in English, Japanese and Danish, but expected to be in at least a dozen languages. Wikijunior is funded by a grant from the Beck Foundation.

The project issues three series of print magazines:

The Natural World: Biology/Geography series. First issue: Big Cats, likely to be followed with Sharks or Dinosaurs.

Our World of People: Culture/History/Life/Society series. First issue: South America.

A World of Discovery and Innovation: Mathematics/Science/Technology series. First issue: Solar System

Project history

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The Beck Foundation approached Wikimedia to create a set of wiki books for youth, offering a major startup grant for the effort. The concept was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on October 16, 2004. Wikijunior was initated October 24 on Wikimedia's Meta site by Wikimedia staff member Danny Wool.

Development of the actual content began 7 November 2004 on Wikibooks, a month after the effort was first mentioned.

The Beck Foundation grant was solely to support the project with server space, not to publish or distribute the books. Negotiations to obtain an additional grant for the creation of a print version are ongoing as of July 2006. ^*

External links

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• Meta Wiki: Wikijunior, administrative coordination page
• Wikibooks: Wikijunior, the development area

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