National Adult Literacy Database

Series: Our Lives

Authors: Dorothy Goodyear

Collection: Learning Materials

The oral and written histories in Our Lives were printed as a set of ten booklets for distribution to literacy programs throughout Newfoundland and Labrador

Added: 2002-09-26

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A Guide for Healthy Aging

Authors: Yvonne M. Jacobs

Collection: Learning Materials

While this book is aimed at those who are trying to improve their reading skills, it is hoped that the contents will be of interest to all those who feel they are too busy to grow old.
This is a collection of informative helpful hints as a guide for healthy aging. This book has been written to help other people feel good about growing old. It is aimed at those who are trying to improve their reading skills. Table of contents includes : It's A Good Day If I Wake Up And Nothing New Hurts!; These Feet Were Made For Walking; Do You Know What You Are Taking?; I Can't Talk To My Doctor About That; and How To Age Well, among others.
To order this resource at a cost of $12 (plus $3 shipping & handling), contact the Seniors Resource Centre, Suite W240, 120 Torbay Road, St. John's, NF A1A 2G8, Tel. (709) 737-2333, Fax (709) 737-3717 or 1-800-563-5599, Email : seniorsresource@nf.aibn.com WWW : http://www.infonet.st-johns.nf.ca/providers/seniors (01.10.02)

Added: 2002-08-21

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Seniors Tell Their Stories

Authors: Garry Cranford

Collection: Learning Materials

This document includes more than sixty stories from seniors living in all regions of Newfoundland and Labrador. Collected primarily through taped interviews, the stories have been edited as little as possible in order to retain the individual voice of each contributor.
Some of the stories are personal reminiscences, like one man’s account of life as a coal miner or an Englishwoman’s experiences as an outport nurse. Others refer to historical events, like the tsunami that struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula in 1929.
The collection is aimed at seniors who are trying to improve their literacy skills.

Added: 2002-08-16

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