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Other Non-fiction books

 

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AMAZON – Becoming a Reader
ISBN: 979-8302216953
Published 2024
78 pages

How important is reading to the opportunities and life chances of every learner? The answer is obvious. This book examines reading from every perspective. What is reading? Why do we need it? How do children and young people learn and eventually develop as fully accomplished readers; able to respond to any text-based challenge thrown at them? All these questions and more are explored in this book; with the aim of enabling all children to succeed – in school and beyond.
Schools need to do better. Research continually informs us that far too many children are not reading as effectively and efficiently as they should on leaving primary school; thus limiting their secondary cross-curricular achievement. The result: far too many young people ill-equipped for the literacy demands of adulthood, and also highly vulnerable to society’s negative influences.
So, this book encourages all of us; government, schools, society and parents – to work together and ignite that reading flame for all young people! Every child a reader!
Unlock the secrets of reading!

 

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AMAZON – Time of the Virus
ISBN: 979-8541841855
Published September 2021
193 pages
Is what IS – how it must always be? I don’t think so. This book is about change and how Covid 19 has affected us all in different ways. During 2020 – 2021 time has stood still, forcing many of us to stop and rethink. This highly provocative mix of memoir, thoughts and opinions, fragments from history, accompanied by honest, heart-felt social commentary, all communicated through prose, poetry, stories and artwork, invites you to join my reflective journey. Where have we been – and where do we need to go – after this pandemic ends? During this Time of the Virus what have we learned? As we move into a new normal way of living, what challenges must our world face and tackle with strength, courage and determination?

Book cover of Time of the Virus

 

AMAZON – How Times Have Changed: reflections of a baby boomer
ISBN: 9798877331617
95 pages
b/w photos

How times really have changed throughout the eighty years or so of my life. The world I grew up in was nothing like that of my grandchildren today. But how could it be? Change is inevitable. Whilst my personal story is important only to me and my close family, and therefore unremarkable to those who do not know me, might my memories and reflections engage with those of others of similar age? Might my story invite you to write yours?

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