Are you concerned about high levels of illiteracy amongst adults in New Zealand?

Would you like to help another adult learn to read and write?

By winning this HELP-ME-READ auction you will be donating the full price to LITERACY AOTEAROA PORIRUA / Porirua Language Project. Your donation will provide 25 hours free professional tuition for an adult to learn to read and write, and you will receive this free gift book for yourself or to give to someone else as a gift.

Thank you for your donation and helping make an important difference in an adult learner’s life.

We are a registered non- profit charity helping 150+ adult learners each year for the past 30 years in Porirua. Your gift book will include a donation receipt which can be used for tax purposes and a gift card acknowledging the value and purpose of your donation, and our appreciation.

“ Before starting I could not write a sentence, but now I can write a letter to my friend which makes me feel really good and proud of myself”

THE GIFT BOOK WHICH WILL BE POSTED TO YOU ….

About The Voyages of Captain Cook

As new hardback in like dj, 112 pages. illust. 16x22cm

Captain James Cook is probably the most famous explorer of all time, and not without good reason. The three Pacific voyages of discovery he made between 1768 and 1779 set new standards in navigation, surveying and shipboard health; The 101 Questions and Answers structure is an ideal format for dealing with such diverse yet frequently-asked questions as:

How many ships took part in the voyages? What were their names? What is a collier? What were Cook's secret instructions? Did Cook discover Antarctica? Where did Cook learn his surveying techniques? How did they measure longitude?

All these questions and many more are answered simply and engagingly, employing contemporary paintings, charts and other images to illustrate each point.