Welcome to Macmillan Kenya (Publishers) Ltd

Postal Address: PO Box 30797, Nairobi
Physical Location: Kijabe Street, Nairobi
Tel: (020) 220012 or 224485
Fax: (020) 212179
E-mail: dmuita@macken.co.ke
Contact: Mr David Muita -Managing Director

You can find us at Kijabe Street, near the great Globe Cinema roundabout, and just down the road from Text Book Centre. Our doors are always open for you.

Macmillan Kenya is staffed by a team of committed employees. We have five highly-trained and experienced sales representatives who are located in different provinces around the country. This enables us to give you personal attention wherever you are.

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

Macmillan Kenya offers the following:

• Highly competitive prices for imported books published or distributed by Macmillan (Macmillan Heinemann ELT, Palgrave, Macmillan Reference, W H Freeman and Worth, Macmillan Interactive, Macmillan India, Chambers and Harrap)
• Prompt and efficient delivery of orders to aid-funded projects, ministries and educational institutes across the country. NGOs having environmental, health, HIV/AIDS, gender awareness and formal educational projects are encouraged to get in touch with Macmillan Kenya for suitable materials
• Co-publishing opportunities for NGOs and ministries
• Professional training workshops to get the most out of our products
• Individual sales visits and book displays to all organisations
• Technical advice on publishing journals and other documents
• Assessment of solicited and unsolicited manuscripts

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
Top Score! English NEW
A new 8-level English course written specially for primary school pupils in Kenya. It covers the aims and objectives of the current syllabus and thoroughly prepares pupils for examinations in Standard 8. The structures and functions of English are taught through imaginative and stimulating reading passages and activities, which are carefully graded and reflect the rich cultural variety in Kenya today. At the lower levels, the focus is on communication through listening and speaking, and acquisition of early reading and writing skills. At the upper levels, these skills are developed and practised within topic-based, cross-curricular contexts.

Top Score! Maths
Advisors: Joseph Guya and Charles K. Maina
A very successful and popular mathematics course, based on a modern apprach to teaching, which makes learning mathematics easy and full of fun. Written by primary mathematics specialists and by members of the Mathematics Panel of Nairobi City Council, it is ideal for improving performance at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. Each of the eight Pupil's Books is accompanied and complemented by a comprehensive Teacher's Book, which provides aims, advice on teaching methods, suggestions for discussion and practical work, as well as answers to the exercises in the Pupil's Books. The Pupil's Books:

• Contain lively and imaginative full-colour artwork
• Have carefully graded language levels to make understanding easier
• Contain a balanced combination of content and exercises
• Develop understanding and skills gradually and logically
• Present mathematics in a stimulating and interesting way using examples from the immediate environment and in everyday contexts.

Top Score Science NEW
D. Nyoro, C. Muguti and H. Mwangi
This new course teaches the facts of science and also gradually builds scientific skills and attitudes which will be of use to pupils in their daily lives and after school. It deals with agriculture, the environment, technology, sustainability, health and other important contemporary scientific issues. Features include:

• Attractive illustrations - clear, original drawings and photographs
• Straightforward instructions for scientific activities
• Useful revision summaries at the end of each chapter
• Extra exercises, a summary of attitude development, glossary and other useful tips in Teacher's Books

Top Score! Kiswahili NEW
A new series for primary schools in Kenya written by experienced teachers who are experts in Kiswahili. Consisting of 8 Pupil's Books and one Teacher's Guide it ensures complete coverage of the new syllabus and thoroughly prepares pupils for examinations in Standard 8. The four main language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing are carefully and systematically introduced and practised through stimulating and enjoyable activities.

Secondary materials
English - An Integrated Approach
Wycliffe Gimoi, Victoria Muutu; Advisor: Geoffrey Tindyebwa
An exciting and modern 8-level course, integrating language and literature, and designed specially for students in Kenyan secondary schools. Written by authors with wide-ranging experience, the course draws on current develop-
ments from the field of English as a Second Language. It integrates all four main skills, teaches grammar in context, using a wide variety of texts, and involves the student in an interactive way. In all parts of the course, students are encourated to take an active part in the learning process. Features include:

• Carefully structured teaching of writing
• Practice Tests in the middle and at the end of the book to help students prepare for examinations
• Accompanying Teacher's Book to help the teacher develop the integrated approach to all aspects of language work.

Looking for a Rain God
Editor: I. Gordon
A unique and stunning collection of 27 modern contemporary short stories from Africa chosen to represent the best in modern writing from both well-
known and new writers such as Mia Couto, Sarif Easmon, Can Themba, Doris Lessing and Ben Okri. The wide diversity of themes has been chosen to appeal to a wide audience, including readers in secondary schools, and provides an overall introduction to the place of the short story in African culture. Each story has an introduction by the editor and there is an accompanying free Teacher's Guide. This book is recommended reading on the KIE list.

Encounters from Africa NEW
An exciting new anthology of contemporary African literature for use in Senior Secondary Schools in Kenya. The 14 stories represent the best in African writing across the continent. The anthology includes contributions from Chinua Achebe, Mabel Dove Danquah, Grace Ogot, Ezekiel Mphlahlele, Nadine Gordimer and Bessie Head - old favourites as well as fresh, new talent. Author biographies and questions for use in the classroom are included.

Macmillan Secondary Mathematics NEW
G. Buckwell, E. Karaimu, F. Njuguna, R. Solomon, F. Songole
Written specifically for secondary level students in Kenya by experienced maths writers and practising teachers, and providing a complete resource for the KCSE, this course is clear and easy to follow, with detailed explanations and notes for student guidance. It relates the mathematics explicitly to the Kenyan context, and contains plenty of exercises and review questions for classwork and homework.

East African Secondary Science Programme NEW

The new East African Secondary Science Programme is a modern course of secondary Physics, Biology and Chemistry textbooks for schools in Kenya, specifically written to fit the KCSE examination.

Throughout the comprehensive texts there are numerous worked examples, experiments with sample results and examples of the subjects being applied in Africa today. The textbooks cover all the information needed to gain good passes in the sciences and will be a useful reference source for teachers.

Macmillan Secondary School Atlas for Kenya NEW
Fully up-to-date with bright, colourful, attractive and clear digital cartography, this atlas has been specially designed to meet the requirements of the Kenya Secondary Education Syllabus for Geography, History and Government.

Macmillan Secondary Home Science
L. Marangu, L. Ethangatta
A two-level course written specifically to cover the revised KCSE syllabus and meeting the needs of the KNEC examinations. Packed with class and group activities as well as written exercises, students are encouraged to take a practical approach and to think out problems for themselves.

New History of Kenya
W. R. Ochieng
A comprehensive textbook covering the fascinating history of Kenya from pre-history to the present day.

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 agriculture, health, environment, sciences and mathematics
• Atlases, traveller's maps and wallmaps (including the Wall Map of Kenya, Wall Map of East Africa, Kenya Traveller's Map and Kenya Game Park Maps)
• Tropical health, agriculture, development and technical 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
• Gold Medal revision books in all subjects for primary and secondary students
• Dictionaries
• Today’s Children stories for enhancing peace and reconciliation

Please contact us for further information about these and all our other titles, or your own catalogue and price list. Click here for our contact details

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.

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.

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