Our Publications
We have a variety of publications aimed at younger readers and adults.
All of our publications can be ordered by purchase order or by using our order forms.
If you wish to make an order using a credit or debit card please visit the reknowned international bookseller www.abebooks.com to order our books.
Black Heroes biographies for younger readers. Written and illustrated by school pupils
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - The Music Man - the story of the mixed race composer. £5 EACH
Liberte - The Life of Noor Inayat Khan - the remarkable story of WWII Noor Inayat Khan £5 EACH
Olaudah Equiano - Son Of Africa - the story of the former slave and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano £3.99 EACH Free supporting teaching activity documents available to download
"To Be Free is Very Sweet": The Life of Mary Prince - the life of former slave and abolitionist Mary Prince £5 EACH Free supporting teaching activity documents available to download
Abolitionist Heroes Posters - posters based upon our Equiano and Mary Prince biographies £5 for both posters
International Folk Tales for younger readers. Written and illustrated by primary pupils
The Blue Fox - a Bengali folk-tale £4.50 EACH
Anansi Made it Happen - two West African folk-tale. £6.50 EACH
Tortoise and the Dancing Palm Tree - a Nigerian folk-tale. £4.50 EACH
Miss Peahen and Mister Jackal - a Pakistani folk-tale. £3.75 EACH
The Gypsy Woman and the Cave - a traditional Roma folk-story. £4.50 EACH
King Popiel and the Mouse Army - a Polish folk-tale. £4.50 EACH
The Man Who Caught A Magic Mermaid - a traditional Irish Traveller's folk-tale. £3.75 EACH
Mohini and the Monster - an Indian folk-tale. £3.75 EACH
Gift of Colours - an African folk-tale. £2.99 EACH
Ebony Mya and the Seven Duppies - a Caribbean spin on a global folk-tale. £2.99 EACH
Personal Testimony and Poetry Collections
Mandela, Manchester - a collection of poetry produced by secondary school pupils in Manchester. The poetry is inspired by Nelson Mandela. £8 EACH
Roots and Journeys - a collection of 15 biographies from Manchester's BME communities. £35 EACH
Mix-d: uk - celebrates the UK’s diverse Multiple Heritage population through portraits of people of mixed background. £10 EACH - SPECIAL OFFER
Long Way from Home - testimonies, stories and poems from refugee children. £5.99 EACH
Strength of Spirit - the lives and experiences of Manchester's female Bangladeshi population. £5.99 EACH
Am I Safe Yet? - nine women who came to Britain to seek asylum from violence and mistreatment tell their personal stories £8 EACH
Teaching and resource packs:
Here Comes the Fair - a teaching resource about the lives of Travelling Showmen, and challenges the stereotypical views held of this community. The pack is built around photographs and life stories of young Showmen in Manchester £20.00 EACH
Exploring Our Roots - a teaching pack full of activities based upon a four year interview project with immigrants and communty members from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, the Caribbean Islands and countries in West Africa such as Nigeria and Ghana. £27.50 EACH
The Distance We Have Travelled... - a resource pack containing the personal testimonies of refugees from Kurdistan, Afghanistan and Somalia who now live in Manchester with related teaching activities. £7.50 EACH
Calendars:
Making History - 2011 - the calendar features artwork from our International Folk Tales and Black Biographies
Free with every purchase whilst stocks last.
Special Offers
Abolitionist Heroes Pack - £12 EACH
A new collection featuring our Black Heroes biographies of Mary Prince and Olaudah Equiano and supporting posters.
Pack contains 1 of each book and 1 of each poster.
Understanding Traveller Diversity - £25 EACH
A collection reflecting the diverse Traveller communities of the UK.
Pack contains the Showmen teaching pack Here Comes The Fair, the Roma folk story The Gypsy Woman and the Cave and the Irish Traveller folk story, The Man Who Caught a Magic Mermaid.
Our Story, Your Story – a community history collection - £55 EACHPack contains Exploring Our Roots Teaching Pack, Roots and Journeys (a collection of 15 BME autobiographies ) and Strength of Spirit (a book celebrating the lives and experiences of Manchester’s Bengali women).
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