In a video that captures a combination of the emotions one might have experienced watching filmstrips and educational movies, the Government Printing Office celebrates the miracle of print via a comic book featuring the rather bizarrely named “Squeaks the Mouse.”
A mouse?
Overall, this charming segment — with its amateur pace, gee-whiz narration, and frosting of innocence — seems like a throwback to not only a media age of a different time, but to a documentary style from a prior generation.
Happy Friday!
(Thanks to Bruce Rosenblum for the pointer.)
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Great Friday post!
If anyone is interested, when we posted about “Squeaks the Mouse”last month on ResourceShelf.com, we included a link to this URL:
http://bookstore.gpo.gov/images/squeaks-comic-sample.pdf
The PDF file includes the cover of the comic book and 4 two-page spreads.
Also, a post from a GPO blog with comments from the writer and artist.
http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2010/09/13/a-comic-book-history-of-printing/
You have got to be kidding! Why in the world are we taxpayers having to fund such an example of government waste. END THIS PROGRAM NOW!
