Presenting PageTurners Series 5 - the Aussie series.

10 new Australian stories that provide a springboard for tale-telling and discussion. Some historical, some contemporary. Also introducing a new level -- level 4 extended -- longer stories, but with a unique word count of 300 words. Read what Anne says about it over on the blog. Coming soon.

Level 1

• Running With Boats - about boat racing in the desert
• The Camel Man - how cameleers helped build this country

Level 2

• Fire! - about dealing with bushfires.
• On the Goldfields - life on the goldfields of the 1850s.

Level 3

• Cyclone Tracy - Xmas 1975 in Darwin
• Would I Lie to You? - about the origin of the expression "To tell a furphy"

Level 4

• Phar Lap - the story of Australia‘s favorite racehorse.

NEW! Level 4 extended -- longer word count, still only 300 unique words

• Ned Kelly - was Ned Kelly a hero or a villain?
• Handful of Sand - a story of indigenous land-rights
• Simpson and His Donkey - a larrikin hero of world war 1.

 

 

Stories about PageTurners - Follow the Blog

We have started a new blog over at pracepageturners.blogspot.com/, where you can read about the stories behind the stories.

For example:

• Red Dog, the Movie
• Where do the authors get their ideas?
• How do the PageTurners reading levels work?
• Who is Moira Hanrahan the cartoonist?
• Why did Anne write about Red Dog?
• How did the whole PageTurners adventure begin?

 

Series 4 is here!

You can listen to series 4 books here on the web site. Here‘s an example. Press the play button below:

  Listen to the story "Tooth Fairy" here:

 

• Every book in series 4 has an audio player on the page.
• All of the series 4 books now have mp3 audio files you can download and play (for example on an iPod).
• Series 4 order forms now available on the order page.)

All the books, in series:

• Series four 4
• Series three 3
• Series two 2
• Series one 1

 

 

 

Fun, engaging, easy-to-read stories for beginning adult readers.

Produced by teachers to meet the needs of their students.

Engaging stories with funny illustrations and exercises. More accessible reading levels than most commercial texts.

• Stories appropriate for older readers
• Suitable for ESL or Literacy students
• Created by practising, highly experienced teachers and a professional writer
• Illustrated with entertaining cartoons

A complete word list at the back of each book, and follow-up exercises in each book.

The books are attractive and appealing, and the writers have plenty of experience teaching in High and Community Schools, Language Centres, TAFE & Community Education Centres.

 

 

 

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Reviews

We‘ve had a few good reviews, including Exemplary Literacy Materials Online (ELMO):

• A Dog's Life
• Bikini Sandals

Wendell Dryden is an adult literacy teacher in Canada. He often writes about his students and how they respond to books in general, including the PageTurners series, for example in these posts:

• PRACE PageTurners
• More PageTurners
• Reading is not a card game
• Being there
• Humour in easy to read Adult Readers

 

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Phone: (03) 9462 6077 Fax: (03) 9462 5077
Email: officeprace.vic.edu.au