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The Good and Easy Cookbook
You don’t have to be an experienced chef to prepare delicious, nutritious meals. Designed for handy reference during food preparation, this food planning and preparation guide makes it easy for you! Fifty clear, step-by-step recipes show you how to prepare popular, tasty foods that are kind to your budget. Recipes are in large type, with an easy-to-follow layout.

The Pizza Tastes Great : dialogues and stories
A reader for beginners with dialogues and stories that are brief and interesting. These stories are written for and about adults. They will make a student’s first steps in reading easy and enjoyable. There are a variety of questions and exercises for each set of dialogues and stories. Each chapter closes with a vocabulary review exercise with synonyms and antonyms.

RealLife Math
What calculation or number challenge are you dealing with today? Do you need help with “supermarket mathematics or postal rates?” Are you trying to manage your money, balance your chequebook or prepare a budget? Are you taking one last trip for the summer and shopping with foreign money? Multiplication, division, comparing imperial and metric systems –- it’s all here to help you to find answers.

The Write Stuff : writing for a purpose
Everyone has a wide variety of reasons for writing. In this book, real writing needs are taught in a step-by-step process. Prewriting activities such as brainstorming, clustering, and outlining are introduced. Each chapter includes a portfolio activity that is helpful for following the student’s progress. Learners can learn to develop proficiency and confidence in their writing ability.

—Submitted by Debra Litkowich, Resource Centre Coordinator