Project Gutenberg 2024-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 140 Kamien, Marcia 1933 And a little child $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Produced from Fantastic Universe September 1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) 20240310133303kamien 1954 US Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Conflict of generations -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 42887 2025-07-29T10:01:47.201873 text/html 18468 2024-07-31T15:00:21 text/html 249687 2025-07-29T10:01:50.569858 application/epub+zip 248482 2025-07-29T10:01:48.681875 application/epub+zip 248482 2025-07-29T10:01:47.826884 application/epub+zip 1060270 2025-07-29T10:01:52.079830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1053181 2025-07-29T10:01:50.026851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36122 2025-07-29T10:01:47.014870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16328 2024-07-31T15:00:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15622 2025-07-29T10:01:52.268819 application/rdf+xml 26728 2025-07-29T10:01:48.192855 image/jpeg 4486 2025-07-29T10:01:48.005862 image/jpeg 1225252 2025-07-29T10:01:47.218863 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog