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. Order Now!!

Read what Anne says about it over on the blog.

Series 5 - the Australian Series
Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 4 Extended
Running with Boats	Fire!	Cyclone Tracy	Phar Lap	Ned Kelly
The Camel Man	On the Goldfields	Would I Lie to You?		A Handful of Sand
				Simpson and His Donkey

 

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:

• All about series 5, the Australian series.
• 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?

 

Listen to the stories online

You can already listen to series 4 books here on the web site. Soon you'll be able to listen to series 5 as well (April '12). Here‘s an example. Press the play button below:

  Listen to the story "Peanuts" 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.)

 

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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