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  1. Puppets Book 2: Use Them
    Puppets have been around for thousands of years. This book tells you how to use different sorts of puppets in a variety of educational and health situations. See alsoPuppets Book 1: Make Them! A Fun Craft Idea Adapted fromFootsteps 28the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission...





  2. 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....





  3. Water Pumps - Solar-power
    Solar-Powered water pumps: fresh water brought to you by the sun.This book, the fifth in a series on water pumps, explains how solar-powered pumps work and illustrates the different types available to assist in the provision of clean drinking water for the community, also water for livestock and...





  4. Water Pumps - Hydraulic
    Hydraulic ram water pumps. This book explains how hydraulic ram pumps (hydrams) work and how to install and use them. Other books in this series: Book 1 — An Overview of the Different Types of Pumps Book 2 — Human-Powered Pumps for Domestic Use Book 3 — Human and Animal Powered Pumps for...





  5. Water Pumps - Domestic
    Water Pumps - human-powered for domestic and community use.This book, the second in a series of five, focuses on human-powered pumps, their specifications and applications, from single household use to pumps which can supply a whole village. Other books in this series: Book 1 — An Overview of the...





  6. Water Pumps 1 - Overview
    Water Pumps - An overview of the different types.Pumps are often needed to supply communities with water both for drinking and for use in agriculture. This first book in a series of five looks at different types of pumps and lists the criteria to be considered prior to installation. Other books...





  7. Waste Management - Rubbish Pits
    This book tells you how to create a rubbish pit for single household waste after it has been reduced or recycled as far as possible and also introduces the idea of creating a community waste collection service. This uses material from "Footsteps 59" and "Footsteps 107", literary publications from...





  8. All About Animals - Giraffes
    Giraffes live in Africa. They are well known for their long necks and great height. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2024 by MissionAssist Copyright 2024 MissionAssist





  9. Water Pumps - Irrigation
    Water Pumps - human and animal powered for irrigation.This book, the third in a series about different types of devices for pumping water, focuses on human and animal powered pumps for use in irrigation. Other books in this series: Book 1 — An Overview of the Different Types of Pumps Book 2 —...





  10. Waste Management
    This book covers the three main ways of mitigating the impact of rubbish on our environment, by reducing, reusing, recycling. It also warns against careless disposal of hazardous waste. This uses material from "Footsteps 59", the literary publication ofTEAR Fund, with kind permission. Additional...





  11. 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...





  12. All About Animals - Owls
    2024-06-01 Owls live in every continent of the world except Antarctica. In Western cultures, the owl is supposed to be wise, but they are actually no cleverer than other birds. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2024 by MissionAssist Copyright 2024...





  13. Keeping Safe in the Internet
    2024-05-01 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...





  14. All About Animals - Meerkats
    2024-05-01 Meerkats are incredibly social animals and live in large groups known as ‘mobs’ or ‘clans’. They are also called ‘suricates’, which means ‘rock cats’. They are not related at all to the cat family but are a sub-species of the mongoose family. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist This edition...



  15. Animales: Pulpos
    2024-05-01 Hay más de 300 especies de pulpos y viven en todos los océanos. Tienen 8 extremidades con ventosas. Escrito e ilustrado para MissionAssist Esta edición fue publicada en el Reino Unido en 2024 por MissionAssist Copyright 2024 MissionAssis





  16. Animals-Bears 1: Asia
    2023-11-21 Bears are found throughout Asia, Europe and North and South America. There are eight distinct species of bear, but this book focuses on those which are found mainly in Asia: • Sun bears • Sloth bears • Moon bears • Giant pandas See also Bears Book 2: Europe, North and South America Written and...





  17. Puppets Book 1: Make Them
    2023-11-11 Puppets have been around for thousands of years; this book tells you how to make different sorts of puppets and how they can be both fun and useful. See alsoPuppets Book 2: Use Them! A Fun Educational Tool Adapted fromFootsteps 28the literacy publication of Tearfund with kind permission...





  18. All About Animals - Kangaroos
    2023-07-15 Kangaroos are only found in Australia and New Guinea. They are very unusual animals which have very strong back legs and tail and very short forearms. They move by hopping forwards on their back legs. They use their tails as a third leg. They can’t move backwards. Written and illustrated for...





  19. Animals - Sloths
    2023-07-15 This is part of a series of books which tell us about animals from different parts of the world, that you may not know much about. This book looks at sloths; there are two main types of sloth and this book explores their similarities and differences. It concludes with a children’s story about a...





  20. Animals - Penguins
    2023-07-15 Penguins are birds that cannot fly. They have feet which are shaped like flippers that they use when swimming. They live in the Southern Hemisphere. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by MissionAssist Copyright 2023 MissionAssist





  21. Animals-Elephants
    2023-01-10 This is part of a series of books which tell us about animals from different parts of the world, that you may not know much about. This book looks at elephants; there are three main types of elephant and this book explores their similarities and differences. It concludes with a well-known story...





  22. A Savings & Loans Group
    2022-09-10 This book describes the successful setting up of a small women’s co-operative in Africa. Its way of working could equally well be followed by a membership consisting of men only or, if culturally appropriate, of both men and women. Whatever the membership, co-operative principles require that...





  23. Co-operatives
    2022-06-09 This book describes the steps involved in setting up and running a co-operative enterprise and looks at some examples in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. Compiled from information available in the public domain Illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in...





  24. Building a Cyclone House
    2022-01-28 This book describes the method and materials used to build a storm-proof ‘cyclone house’ in Vanuatu. An appendix offers the opportunity for further discussion of the environmental issues it raises. It uses material from an article by Jon Letman, sponsored by the Judith Neilson Institute, courtesy...





  25. Arid Lands
    2021-11-02 In this book we encounter two energetic and extraordinary men who have enabled many poor communities to retain and use that precious resource: RAINWATER. Adapted from articles freely available on the internet and with special thanks to Minni Jain, Director of The Flow Partnership for her...





  26. Eelgrass
    2021-08-12 This book explores the many eco-services provided by eelgrass (Zostera marina). Written and illustrated for MissionAssist Map on page 9 by IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data., CC BY-SA 4.0,...





  27. The Problem with Plastic
    2021-06-18 This book describes some of the harms caused by plastics and proposes some alternative solutions. It uses material fromFootsteps 107, the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission Illustrated by MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist...





  28. A Sustainable Future? The Effects of Climate Change
    2021-05-30 This book lists some of the worst impacts of climate change and encourages readers to support attempts at mitigation. It uses material fromFootsteps 99the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission Illustrations by MissionAssist This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by...





  29. Magnificent Mangroves
    2021-03-05 Protecting coasts, fostering fish and storing carbon.This book highlights the importance of mangrove forests in preventing coastal erosion, enhancing food supplies, and storing carbon. Written and illustrated for MissionAssist. This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by...





  30. Book-keeping 1: Cashbooks
    2020-05-26 This is the first book in a series of three. It describes cashbook accounting for a small business such as a womens' co-operative. It includes the importance of a budget, laying out the cashbook, income and expenditure entries, receipts and invoices, checking the account, advances, estimates,...





  31. Parts of the Body
    2020-05-26 Most of the external parts of the body are illustrated and have three text boxes attached for different languages. The top box has the name in English. The middle box is blank for the equivalent in a local language to be added. The bottom box is also blank for the name to be copied in manuscript....





  32. Pre-Reading Age Children
    2020-05-26 This is a book to stimulate the minds of young children before they can read. There are 180 sets of figures such as drawings of everyday objects, shapes, designs, letters, numbers, groups of two and three letters and punctuation marks. Each set has four identical objects and one "odd one out"....