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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aKamien, Marcia,
_d1933-
245 1 0 _aAnd a little child
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.
500 _aRelease date is 2024-07-31
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"And a Little Child" by Marcia Kamien is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative unfolds on Mars, presenting a world where children, genetically modified to thrive in the Martian environment, rebel against their Earthling educators after growing up under their care. The story raises themes of autonomy, identity, and the unforeseen consequences of scientific manipulation. The plot centers around Professor Dayton and his class of young Martians, who were once Earth children adapted to their new home. As they transition into adulthood, led by the charismatic Bar, they assert their independence from their Earthling teachers, declaring Mars to be theirs alone. The story takes a dramatic turn as Bar and his peers destroy their scientific roots, rejecting their origins. However, when these newly self-proclaimed Martians face the harsh realities of their actions, realization dawns on them, prompting a humbling plea for their former teachers to return. The story concludes with the acknowledgment that genuine survival and development require more than mere adaptation; it is an exploration of the balance between nurturing and independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: King-Size Publications, Inc., 1954
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aConflict of generations -- Fiction
653 _aMars (Planet) -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe September 1954.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74160
999 _c114885
_d114885