My New Path
Trace a journey in literacy with our learner Keith. He feels that doors have opened to let light in as his writing skills grow. A mixture of fact, fiction and poetry, this is a treasury of words and an inspiration to those who want to learn to write. Price 1-5 copies – $6.00 each […]
Read MoreSome Stories of My Life
Our learner Rose Hunt writes about the jobs she has done over the years and the life she lives now. She writes about her years in New Lynn, including her time painting crockery at Crown Lynn. She creates vivid pictures of life and work in New Zealand in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Price […]
Read MoreOpen Eyes
‘Open Eyes’ is a collection of writing by women who attended the WEA Adult Literacy Programme (a forerunner of Literacy Waitakere) in 1988. 30 years later we have republished the book, because the issues written about are still relevant. Carlene says “To have opened my eyes has been a light flowing through my souls, giving […]
Read MoreMy Childhood Memories by Rose Hunt
This fascinating story of growing up in Rotorua in the 1950s was written by a Maori student in her 70s. Rose writes “I’m so thrilled that everything is out in the open, after so many years. The pain that it caused my life, so much anger. One day hopefully, now it’s out in the open, […]
Read MoreGrowing up in the Outbacks written by Jane Fernando Smith
Growing up in the Outbacks written by Jane Fernando Smith I used to think I had a horrible childhood, but the more I think about it, the more I wish I could turn back the time to when I was growing up in the outbacks of Australia. Jane Fernando-Smith’s rich and humorous account of her […]
Read MoreCatch of the Day
These books have been written by adult literacy students for beginning adult readers. Each book has a vibrant, colourful cover and a compilation of four illustrated stories. “Easy to ready stories that you can relate to. Not too long, with pictures that help you understand what the story is about.” Women’s Literacy Group, West Auckland […]
Read MoreHit the Road
“Easy to ready stories that you can relate to. Not too long, with pictures that help you understand what the story is about.” Women’s Literacy Group, West Auckland “Given that over a million adults have difficulty meeting the demands of everyday life it is important that we encourage the publication of readers that are relevant […]
Read MoreLearn to Learn – Written by Carol Atkin and Dorothy McGray, Edited by Moana Taka
At last, a user-friendly, adult learning resource that has the learners and tutors equally in mind. It goes right to the basics of how to learn, rendering the unfathomable process of brain and memory in a simple way that anyone can understand. Relevant, practical activities are interspersed including old favourites such as Kim’s game. The […]
Read More