MissionAssist Books - Information and Education

Building a Cyclone House - 28.01.2022

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 of Guardian News & Media Ltd
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by MissionAssist
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A Cookery Competition - 23.12.2021

How to have fun organising and taking part in a cookery competition while learning about important food groups, planning a menu and budgeting for the costs involved. Also included is a sample menu for a balanced 3-course meal and an easy recipe for some tasty and nutritious biscuits.Written and illustrated for MissionAssist
With thanks to the staff and students of Mwabi School, Embangweni, Malawi, for sharing their school project with the editors
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Arid Lands - 02.11.2021

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 inspiring talk at the NJPN Conference in July 2021
Illustrated by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Eelgrass - 12.08.2021

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, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12391691
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
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Gully Erosion - 05.08.2021

This book describes how to prevent gullies from eroding further after heavy rainfall. It also includes questions for discussion and a drawing and labelling activity.

Adapted from material taken from Footsteps 1995, the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission.
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist.
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Glaciers in Retreat - 15.07.2021

This book takes a brief look at glaciers across the globe, discusses reasons for their retreat, and highlights possible consequences for farming, industry and daily life.

Adapted from The Andean Glaciers: From 12,000 Years Ago to Today, by Joel Haeger, a free contribution from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Washington, D.C., February 2013
and
Himalayan glaciers melting at alarming rate, spy satellites show, by kind permission of Stephen Leahy, from National Geographic, July 2019
Illustrations by Carys Walsh
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
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The Problem with Plastic - 18.06.2021

This book describes some of the harms caused by plastics and proposes some alternative solutions.

It uses material from Footsteps 107, the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission
Illustrated by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

A Sustainable Future? The Effects of Climate Change - 30.05.2021

This book lists some of the worst impacts of climate change and encourages readers to support attempts at mitigation.

It uses material from Footsteps 99 the literary publication of Tearfund with kind permission
Illustrations by MissionAssist
This edition published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by MissionAssist
Copyright © 2021 MissionAssist

Magnificent Mangroves - 05.03.2021

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 MissionAssist.

Pre-Reading Age Children - 26.05.2020

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". Teachers and parents can use the pictures to encourage their children to recognise similarities and differences before they learn to recognise separate letters.

This has been adapted from a booklet originally produced in August 2008 by the SIL Press, Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, in the Kobai language of Morobe Province, PNG. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

The design and layout are by Ritva Brown with illustrations by RH Brown, ML Harrar, SIL PNG and MissionAssist.