Tsunami Diary

by John Townsend

Published 24 February 2006
On the morning of Boxing Day 2004, thousands of people were killed in seconds. Steve Hunter's world was turned upside down in his struggle to survive. Here in his diary, he tells his own story of when the sea ran wild.

LW Magazine

by John Townsend

Published 29 July 2005

Hot News

by John Townsend

Published 30 June 2005
Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. Hot News has articles on strange news stories from around the world, such as Danka, the world's smallest dog, a man who has surgery to have Spock ears and a lion who gets stuck in a public toilet in Africa.

Health and Fitness Mag

by John Townsend

Published 24 February 2006
Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. The books in the LIVEWIRE MAGAZINE strand contain various articles, quizzes and letters that readers might find in a trade magazine. Health & Fitness Mag has double page spreads with quizzes on health and diet, letters to Doctor Mag and articles on sleepwalking, overeating and health tips.

Livewire Magazine

by John Townsend

Published 30 June 2005