I Can Be a Computer Operator

by Catherine Matthias

Describes some of the many ways computers are used in all types of industries, and suggests it is important to know how to operate a computer

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1985

About the author

I was an outdoor child - biking, swimming, endless nights of tag, hide-and-seek, and touch football. My book reading occurred at night, snuggled in bed, the light on past midnight, telling myself, “Just one more chapter.”

My love of picture books became deep and enduring in my early twenties, when I taught in a preschool (though teaching toddlers is more like being a Maypole: something they can dash around and occasionally hold onto).

My newest release, When the Sky Turned to Dust (2025), came from my love of middle grade historical fiction and wholesome family adventure.

In 2021, Square One Publishers, released my adult nonfiction book, The Word Gobblers - a handbook for parents (and teachers) working with children struggling to read.

Half my lifetime ago, six of my books were published by Children’s Press, now an imprint of Scholastic. Four titles were part of their Rookie Reader series: Too Many Balloons, I Love Cats, Over-Under, and Out the Door. Two nonfiction titles: I Can Be a Police Officer and I Can Be a Computer Operator were included in their career series. In 2004, two of the fiction books were chosen as part of a 3-book boxed edition, and in 2011, Too Many Balloons and Out the Door were republished as Rookie Ready to Learn books with an activity section.

While starting a business near Portland, Oregon, with my husband, Stewart Jones, nearly thirty years ago, then relocating to rural Joseph on the eastern side of the state, I continued to work on my manuscripts in the quiet moments.

Reviews

[Elliefint · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so much fun, oh my god. (Maybe less fun if you're not as much of a nerd about kid books and old technology as I am, but then why are you looking for this book?)