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2010 Caribbean Secondary Catalogue

www.pearsoncaribbean.com

New for 2010

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Some of the celebrated local authors you will find in this catalogue.
Lorna Down

Rosalyn Kelly

Earl Lovelace
From Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

Ever since we began publishing in the Caribbean over 60 years ago, we have been committed to using the best local authors and to producing resources specifically for the region. We offer:
● Excellent programmes to match the CSEC syllabus.
● Country-specific resources for individual regions and islands. ● New and established fiction writers from across the
Caribbean region as part of the Caribbean Writers Series.

Let’s Work with English
(page 5 and 9)

Marjorie Brathwaite

Maths Connect
(page 11)

The Schoolmaster
The Wine of Astonishment
(page 6 and 8)

Michael Anthony

Alecia McKenzie

From Trinidad and Tobago

From Jamaica

Country-specific publishing
Making the Grade in BGCSE English Language
(see page 5)
Jamaica Maths Connect
(see page 12)
Integrated Science for Jamaica
(see page 18)
Maths Connect for Trinidad and Tobago
(see page 12)
Integrated Science for Trinidad and Tobago
(see page 18)

Social Studies for
Lower Secondary
(page 19)

Cricket in the Road
Green Days by the River
High Tide of Intrigue
The Year in San Fernando
(page 6 and 8)

Doctor’s Orders
(page 9)

Zee Edgell MBE

Opal Palmer Adisa

Maria Roberts-Squires

From Belize
Belize

From Jamaica
Jamaica

From Grenada

Beka Lamb
Time and the River
(page 6 and 8)

It Begins with Tears
(page 9)

more info


To find out more about local resources or if you are an author from the region, please contact your local representative – details on the back cover of this catalogue.

October All Over
(page 9)

Books for Caribbean
Secondary Schools
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