Welcome to Unimax Macmillan Ltd
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Accra Office:
Postal Address: P. O. Box 10722, Accra-North
Physical Address: 42 Ring Road South Industrial Area, Accra
Tel: (021) 227443 or 223709
Fax: (021) 225215
Telex: 2515 UNIPUB GH
E-mail: info@unimacmillan.com
Contact: Mr Edward Addo - Managing Director
Sampson Gyampoh - Sales Manager

We are easy to find, only five minutes drive from the main State Transport Yard, between Elf Gas depot and Scanstyle. You can’t miss us!

We are staffed entirely by Ghanaians with a large warehouse from which orders can be easily distributed. At Unimax Publishers Ltd we are fully committed to excellence, and the promotion and distribution of Macmillan books to every part of Ghana.

OUR SERVICES - PRE-SCHOOL MATERIALS -
PRIMARY MATERIALS - SECONDARY MATERIALS -
OTHER TITLES - SPECIAL OFFERS - NEWS

Unimax Publishers offers:

• Value for money prices on all Macmillan titles
• Assessment of manuscripts
• Sourcing potential authors for primary, secondary, technical, teacher training and tertiary titles
• Direct sales visits to libraries, educational institutions and business organisations
• Workshops in all subject areas

Pre-school materials
NEW First Steps - the newest two-year programme of pre-school materials designed specifically for young children. The programme introduces children to the alphabet, colours, shapes and sizes, pre-reading and writing, and early numbers. The course offers an English language component which fits any pre-school programme. Click here for further details.

Primary materials
Primary Integrated Science NEW
M. Gyang, J. Ansong-Ntiri, Dr J. K. Tufuor
A lively and progressive course, which has been written by leading educationalists and practising teachers specifically for the latest Ghanaian syllabus for Primary Integrated Science for years four, five and six. Topics in the Pupil's Books are presented in a double-page, four-colour format with key ideas clearly displayed. The content is pupil-orientated and activity-based, encouraging pupils to learn about themselves and their environment and to develop the full range of scientific skills. There are Teacher's Books and Workbooks to accompany the course.

Primary Environmental Studies NEW
S. M. Quartey, C. Otu, D. Forson
An exciting new course written specifically for the new Ghanaian Primary Environmental Studies syllabus, consisting of six Teacher's Books for years 1-6 and three Pupil's Books for years 4-6. The Pupil's Books have been carefully structured to cover the knowledge, skills and attitudes required at each level of the curriculum. The syllabus is essentially child-centred and the books are designed to encourage maximum pupil participation in every lesson.

Religious and Moral Education - Primary NEW
K. K. Anti, B. A. Ntreh, M. Sey
An innovative new course written for the new primary Religious and Moral Education syllabus. It aims at inculcating sound religious and moral principles at an early level so that pupils can make correct choices and decisions as they grow up. The course covers Christianity, Islam and African Traditional Religion. Through stories, songs, role-plays and discussion, children are encouraged to explore the causes and effects of good and bad actions and to understand why religious and social norms are so important in everyday life.

The Ghanaian Languages and Culture Series NEW
Project co-ordinators: D. E. K. Krampah; Dr Andoh-Kumi
This is one of the first comprehensive Ghanaian language series to be published for many years. It comprises a six-level Primary and three-level Junior Secondary series which covers all aspects of the Ghanaian languages and culture syllabus. Languages covered: Akuapem, Asante, Dangme, Ewe, Fante, Ga.  For more information cotact your local office.

Secondary materials
English for Senior Secondary Schools NEW
D. Cobb, Aloysius Denkabe, Helen Amartey-Quarcoo, Olivia A. Sosu
A new three-level course specifically written to meet the requirements of the current National Curriculum in Ghana, and prepare students for their final WAEC Senior Secondary Schools examinations and for everyday life.  The course follows an integrated approach, developing students' competence in the English language and encouraging an appreciation of different forms of literature.  For more information about this title, please contact your local office or ask for our 2001 Schools catalogue.

The Unimax Macmillan Basic Learner's Dictionary
For Junior Secondary Schools

This dictionary is aimed at upper primary and junior secondary level pupils. Special attention is paid to the needs of those learners for whom English is both a second language and the language of learning.

• 9,000 headwords taken from Ghanaian sources cover the essential cross-curricular vocabulary that upper primary and junior secondary learners need
• Clear and simple definitions
• Plurals of nouns and parts of verbs shown in full
• Reference section on English grammar for teachers
• Reference section on how to use a dictionary for students

New Way English
David Cobb, Faustina Baaba Hyde, Akosua Amo Larbie, John Simon Ocran
New Way English is a three-level course for junior secondary schools in Ghana. It provides a complete course for a minimum of 30 weeks. While maintaining traditional attention to the explanations of formal grammar and the development of students' intellectual powers and basic study skills, it contains the following features:

• Communicative use of language, following the principles of active learning
• Controlled conversation practice
• Purposeful integration of the major language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing
• Systematic practice of often neglected sub-skills, such as pronunciation, dictation, listening comprehension, summary writing and punctuation
• Motivation through relevance to students' real needs and interests
• Narrowing of the gap between the teaching of language and the teaching of literature

Science for Junior Secondary Schools
C. Nyavor, J. Essiah, E. Saka
An innovatory and modern course developed to cover fully the requirements of the Junior Secondary Science syllabus. It has been fully revised and updated, in line with the syllabus and includes a new chapter on acids, bases and salts. It is written by Ghanaians and is fully in line with curriculum objectives.

GAST Senior Secondary Science Project NEW EDITIONS
This series, consisting of Science, Physics, Biology and Chemistry, offers an innovative and complete three year course that is written by Ghanaians and fully in line with the Ghana Senior Secondary and WAEC syllabus. Features include:

• A list of learning objectives at the start of each chapter
• Hundreds of fully labelled diagrams and photographs
• Sets of multiple choice and essay type questions in each chapter providing material for testing and assessment
• Clearly-explained science concepts, accompanied by theory, practice, project work, further study exercise and examples
• Suitability for Ghana and West Africa

Pre-Technical Skills NEW
S. Amoakohene, M. Tsorgali, M. Watson, S. Adu, J. S. Addo
Advisor: J. Sackey, Dean for Division of Applied Arts and Technology Education, University of Winneba
A course written by leading educationalists and practising teachers specifically for the Ghanaian syllabus for Pre-Technical Skills at Junior Secondary level. The Pupil's Books are presented in a clear and accessible format with informative diagrams and photographs. All stages of the design process are covered and many practical projects are included which are relevant to the pupils' environment. The books explain fully the materials, tools and processes used for different products and there is a strong emphasis on problem solving.

Technical Skills and Drawing for Teacher Training
S. K. Amoakohene, S. Adu, S. V. Buor-Frimpong and M. K. Tsorgali
A series of books specifically developed for all those involved in technical education in Ghana, especially tutors and students in teacher training colleges.
Book 1: Graphic Communication, Design Process and Technology
Book 2: Materials, Tools and Processes, and Methodology

The Unimax Macmillan Senior Secondary Atlas
Editorial Advisor: Professor John S. Nabila
This modern, four-colour atlas has been specifically devised to follow the latest Ghana Senior Secondary Geography and WAEC syllabuses. Using the latest statistical data and mapping it provides comprehensive, detailed and clear digital cartography. The atlas includes 20 pages of Ghanaian maps each of which is accompanied by a fact file, cross-sections, photographs, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, diagrams, graphs and statistics. Click here for information about our other maps and atlases.

Regional Geography of West Africa REVISED
D. A. E. Gilbert and A. Mabogunje
An excellent text for coverage of the WAEC 'O' level exam. Following a thematic approach, it can be used to study West Africa both as a region and as individual countries.

History of Ghana REVISED
F. K. Buah
A text covering the country's history from the very early days up to 1996. It is suitable for students studying the revised SSS history syllabus as well as for readers with a general interest in the country.

Religious and Moral Education - Junior Secondary NEW
K. Anti, B. Ntreh, M. Sey
This three-level course follows on from the Primary level.

Transafrique NEW EDITION FOR GHANA
M. A. Bouacha, P. Mothe - Co-published with Hachette
This course has been completely revised and updated to meet all the requirements of the new Ghanaian syllabus. The structures and functions of the French language are carefully introduced and revised throughout each book, so that the implementation of the whole syllabus is effectively and easily achieved by the end of the course.

Other materials which we stock include (click on the link for more details):

• All Macmillan courses at primary, secondary, technical and tertiary levels
• African and international readers and novels for children, teenagers and adults, including the Heinemann Guided Readers series and Pacesetters.
• Wallcharts in all subjects
• Atlases, traveller's maps and wallmaps (including the Tourist Map of Ghana and Wall Map of Ghana)
• Tropical health, agriculture and development titles
• Texts for technical and vocational courses
• Where Women Have No Doctor and Where There Is No Doctor - these are household titles which provide basic health information and guidelines to First Aid and can help anyone understand, recognise, treat and prevent many health problems
• Where There is No Vet

Special Offers
We also offer very competitive prices for any book published or distributed by the Macmillan Group. This includes Macmillan Heinemann ELT, Palgrave, Macmillan Reference, W H Freeman and Worth, Macmillan India, Macmillan Interactive, Harrap and Chambers.

Please contact us for more information, or your own catalogue and price list.

News
Writer's Prize for Africa
Macmillan has launched the Writer's Prize for Africa to stimulate existing and potential writers. Click here to be directed to the Writer's Prize website.

New office in Kumasi!
Unimax Macmillan has a new branch in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city and the capital of the Ashanti region, whose population exceeds two million. Kumasi is a commercial and cultural centre with a huge market attracting people from all over the country and beyond. A timber processing industry, small-scale artisans in woodwork and light metal industries and the famous kente weaving centre are all based here.

The Kumasi Macmillan office is responsible for the northern sector of the country, which comprises five regions and 55 districts covering more than two-thirds of the country’s land area. The sector has 5,277 Primary schools, 2,089 Junior Secondary schools, 201 Senior Secondary schools, 3 Polytechnics and 2 Universities.

The aim of the office is to stock our books and teaching and learning materials destined for the Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions, whilst operating through a stock outlet in Tamale, which is responsible for the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.

The complex has modern offices, a large warehouse and a showroom, located in Unicorn House, the heart of the main commercial centre, which makes it easily accessible to our customers.
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Ghana International Book Fair 2000
The Third Ghana International Book Fair, 11-19 November 2000, with the theme 'A Reading Child, an Enlightened Adult', lived up to expectations with a richly packed programme of events.
Unimax Macmillan, alongside many other local and international partners in the book industry, took part in the nine-day fair. UM's stands, among the first to be visited by the Honourable Minister for Education, Mr Erkow Spio-Gabrah, attracted over 2000 visitors. On display were our Supplementary Readers, Educational Textbooks, books on health, business, and technology, the Primary Integrated Science 4, 5 & 6, the Basic Learners' Dictionary, the Senior Secondary English book and wallcharts.

To demonstrate our commitment to the development of education in Ghana, we organised a Reading Clinic in collaboration with the Accra Metropolitan Education office. 20 students from selected schools from the Osu Klottey Sub-Metropolitan Area, Accra, explored reading skills, comprehension, communication, pronunciation, intonation and stress with the help of three resource staff.

We also organised a Reading Competition, with prizes of a wall clock, Macmillan readers, T-shirts, pens and certificates awarded to Castle Road Basic JSS by Ms Juliana Sackye, a retired librarian. Participants were entertained to a cultural display by a group from Osu Ringway Estate JSS.

UM also sponsored a live radio quiz. Three senior secondary schools took part in the show, answering questions on the company and its products. Abotsi Bright of Teshie Presbyterian Secondary School emerged as the overall winner, with Francis Kassah of Nungua Secondary and Anani Daniel of Tema Methodist Secondary also winning prizes.

In the course of the fair our visiting Sales and Marketing Manager, Steve Tweed, gave a live interview to the main radio station in Accra, Radio GAR 95.7 FM, speaking about our activities and products.

Our aims to promote our products, enhance our image, introduce new products, meet potential buyers and build links with local communities were met. The book fair is growing in strength and fast establishing Ghana's position as the leading educational and cultural nation in the West African sub-region.

Abubakari Wumbei - Marketing Manager, Unimax Macmillan Ltd

Unimax Macmillan celebrates World Book and Copyright Day 2001
23rd April was marked as World Book & Copyright Day in Ghana with a number of activities. On the theme "Get Caught Reading" the Minister of Education, Professor Ameyaw Ekumfi launched the day at the GNAT Hall in Accra.

As part of activities marking the launch, Unimax Macmillan donated the first consignment of books worth ¢150 million to four libraries: Ghana Library Board; Balme Library, Legon; UCC Library, Cape Coast; and the KNUST library, Kumasi. Unimax Macmillan together with other publishers mounted a book exhibition of new products at the launch.

Unimax Macmillan, the British Council, the Alliance Française, the Goethe Institute and UNESCO organised a combined "Treasure Hunt" during which students and the general public discovered more about the five book centres by answering questions to win prizes with the overall winner taking a grand prize of a Unimax Macmillan Wall Clock, Books, Souvenirs and a cash amount of ¢150,000.

Unimax Macmillan in collaboration with the Ministry of Education also sponsored a Soiree/Literary Interaction Reception for the 15^th Edition of the prestigious Commonwealth Writers Prize event at the PAWA House in Accra.

Furthermore, Unimax Macmillan donated books worth ¢3.1 million and a cash amount of ¢2.5 million to the Central Regional Directorate for the ‘Unimax Macmillan Regional Reading Competition’ for the basic and secondary school levels. The event, particularly the donation of books to the libraries got great publicity including television coverage.

Abu Wumbei, Unimax Macmillan's Marketing Manager presenting a parcel of books to the Balme Library in Legon, in the presence of the Minister of Education.

Professor Emeyaw Ekumfi, the Minister of Education at the Unimax Macmillan stand, immediately after the launch

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