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What makes the Sunrise Readers special?

By Vivian Jenkins | Jun 4, 2020

They are story books!  Each book contains short stories –age-appropriate, and easy for teachers and parents to use. Unlike many solely phonics-based readers –our stories have meaning and are values based. They are inclusive of all backgrounds. They also include children with disabilities and some without nuclear families.  The books encourage empathy, understanding, acceptance and…

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Vivian Jenkins & Chrissie Lewis – Authors of the Sunrise Readers

By Vivian Jenkins | May 24, 2020

Since the first writing of these successful reading books, Vivian Jenkins and Christine Lewis have accumulated over 25 years of educational research and teaching experience each. They have brought a great deal of experience and cutting-edge expertise to the careful revisions that have been made to these books. They have continued to work in Education…

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Chrissie Lewis – Educator, Counsellor and Author

By Vivian Jenkins | May 24, 2020

Life for Chrissie began in Harare, Zimbabwe, as the third child of four in her family. As her father was involved in agriculture, she lived in places as far flung as Mount Pleasant, Marondera and Lusaka. With the children at school age, her family settled in Greendale, Harare with the children attending Courteney Selous primary…

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