MissionAssist Books - Information and Education

Teacher Training 1

The first of two books on Training for Teachers, designed to follow on from the series entitled Lifelong Learning; they give practical tips for teaching pupils in a one-to-one or classroom setting, with Book 1 emphasising the need to assess what the pupils already know and building on that.

See also
Book 2: Reflecting and retaining learning
Inspired by an article in Footsteps 90, the literacy publication of Tearfund
Written by Mary Bennett, a former lecturer at a teachers’ training college
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2022 MissionAssist

Solar Lights

This book describes the important contribution to student learning enabled by solar lamps and the books that can be studied by their light when school has finished for the day.
It also gives a link to free information on how to set up and maintain a light library in your own school or community.

This book is inspired by the work of two charities, SolarAid and Book Aid International, as they bring light and learning to African schools.
Illustrations by MissionAssist.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2022 MissionAssist

Seeds and their Stories

This book looks at some of the many different types of seeds, their uses and their distribution patterns.

It uses material from the public domain
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

Insects: A Complex World

This book gives a brief introduction to the diversity of insects that inhabit our shared planet, describes the vital part they play in a variety of ecosystems and examines their importance as a source of protein for humans and animals.

Part of a series of books about insects:
The Complex World of Insects
Controlling Insect Pests by Natural Means
Edible Insects
Bugs and Beans for Breakfast?
Crickets — the New Cattle?
Black Soldier Flies and How to Farm Them

Adapted from Footsteps 115 the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission and with special thanks to Jeremy Williams, the author of the original article.
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

Insects: Edible Insects

This book highlights the value to human diets of edible insects in both their larval and adult forms and includes tasty recipes from Asia, Europe and South America.

Part of a series of books about insects:
The Complex World of Insects
Controlling Insect Pests by Natural Means
Edible Insects
Bugs and Beans for Breakfast?
Crickets — the New Cattle?
Black Soldier Flies and How to Farm Them

Adapted from Footsteps 115 the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission.
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

Insects: Crickets — the New Cattle?

This book describes how to raise crickets for human consumption and suggests some recipes.

Written and illustrated for MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Insects - Bugs and Beans

An illustrated description of the practice and benefits of farming the protein-rich sakondry bug Zanna tenebrosa for human consumption.

Part of a series of books about insects:
The Complex World of Insects
Controlling Insect Pests by Natural Means
Edible Insects
Bugs and Beans for Breakfast?
Crickets — the New Cattle?
Black Soldier Flies and How to Farm Them

Written and illustrated for MissionAssist using information
from the public domain
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

Keeping Safe in the Internet

Cyber security is very important and this book gives some tips on how to keep safe while using the internet. 

Adapted from information freely available on the internet
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

Animals-Giant Tortoise

There are about 49 different species of tortoise all over the world. The smallest are the padlopers of southern Africa. These are about 10 - 15 centimetres long. The largest tortoises live in the Aldabra and Galapagos islands. This book focuses on the two and largest species of tortoise, called giant tortoises.

Written and illustrated for MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist

All About Animals - Camels

There are three species of camel: Dromedaries, which can be found in North Africa, the Middle East and some parts of Asia; the Bactrian Camels which live in Asia and Wild Bactrian Camels who inhabit parts of China and Mongolia.

Written and illustrated for MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2023 MissionAssist