Stories about PageTurners - A New Blog

July 2010

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

For example, 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 "The Dentist" here:

(Every book in series 4 has an audio player on the page. Coming in June '10: 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:

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

Produced by teachers to meet the needs of their students.

picture from "The Beach" (the book) 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.

Reviews

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

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:

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