Journals / Culture and Civilization / 2026 / Sayı: 10

Preserving Algerian Heritage Through Children’s Literature: A Postmodern Analysis of Nouha Deliou’s Mona’s Scrapbook

Cezayir Mirasının Çocuk Edebiyatı Aracılığıyla Korunması: Nouha Deliou’nun Mona’nın

Mohamed Mekaki(Khemis Meliana University)0009-0000-1310-3031
Pages
1–9
Publication Date
2026-04-25
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It emphasizes the importance of linking technology with cultural heritage to preserve it for future generations.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The transmission of the native culture to the younger generations has faced new challenges due to the digitalization process.
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Key Findings & Data:Innovative instructional methods, as emphasized by Mark Prensky, are thus needed to minimize the gap between the different generations and to provide the digitally native children with traditional native values.
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Conclusion & Impact:It emphasizes the importance of linking technology with cultural heritage to preserve it for future generations.
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⚙️Variables:kültürel koruma · çocuk edebiyatı · Nouha Deliou

Abstract

The transmission of the native culture to the younger generations has faced new challenges due to the digitalization process. Innovative instructional methods, as emphasized by Mark Prensky, are thus needed to minimize the gap between the different generations and to provide the digitally native children with traditional native values. Nouha Deliou’s book, Mona’s Scrapbook Adventure, through the story of an Algerian immigrant family in the United States where the eldest sister is transmitting her native culture and traditions to her little sister in a modern way, exemplifies these efforts by maintaining Algerian traditions and protecting young people from cultural erosion. This paper aims to explore the importance of children’s literature in protecting cultural heritage from oblivion and adapting instructive means to the preferences of the digital generation. It emphasizes the importance of linking technology with cultural heritage to preserve it for future generations.

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Dijitalleşme süreci nedeniyle yerli kültürün genç kuşaklara aktarılması yeni zorluklarla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Mark Prensky’nin vurguladığı üzere, farklı nesiller arasındaki uçurumu daraltmak ve dijital yerli çocuklara geleneksel yerli değerleri aktarmak için yenilikçi öğretim yöntemlerine ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Nouha Deliou’nun Mona’nın Scrapbook Macerası adlı eseri, Büyük kız kardeşin Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde yaşayan bir Cezayirli göçmen aileye öz kültürünü ve geleneklerini modern bir yöntemle aktardığı hikayesiyle, Cezayir geleneklerini koruma ve genç insanları kültürel erozyondan uzak tutma çabalarına somut bir örnek teşkil etmektedir. Bu makale, çocuk edebiyatının kültürel mirasyı unutulmaktan korumadaki ve öğretici araçları dijital neslin tercihlerine göre uyarlamadaki önemini keşfetmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Teknolojinin kültürel miras ile bağlantılandırılarak gelecek kuşaklar için korunmasının önemi vurgulanmaktadır.

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Halimi, H., Mekaki, M. (2026). Preserving Algerian Heritage Through Children’s Literature: A Postmodern Analysis of Nouha Deliou’s Mona’s Scrapbook. Culture and Civilization, Sayı: 10, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.62425/culture.1900442

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