Each book has been written by an experienced educationalist in conjunction with a panel of medical and language specialists. The books have been graded into three reading levels, and each deals with a different health topic of relevance to children in Africa.

The readers can be used as an integral part of a primary Science, Social Studies, Environmental Science, Home Economics or Health Science curriculum.

Teaching Thomas is a Level 2 Reader in which a young boy is given responsibility and rewards for helping his baby brother learn to walk, talk, count and play. The book encourages children to concern themselves with the development of their pre-school brothers and sisters and shows the importance of such help.

This book is part of a book series called Child To Child Readers .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a text book. This book was published 1985 by Pearson Education Limited .