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Merry Publications 'Life' Books

A series of reading books and workbooks from Kim Merry, on social topics for pupils with learning difficulties, including autism. These books are teaching aids for both the speech and language professional, schools and parents.

The reading books are mostly 20 page booklets with an illustration and a single line of symbolised text. Each book is supported with an activity book.
Activity Books are 40 page booklets with a range of activities:

  • Recall of story using Symbol Story Cards
  • learning for life screen Reading with just one symbol to summarise
  • Matching and logic with sentence completion
  • Vocabulary
  • Matching words to symbols
  • Some copying and spelling skills
  • Odd one out activities
  • Sorting Vocabulary

'Life Books' are also designed to increase the students' confidence and enjoyment of reading.


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Pack Name Application Price  
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Questions for Life 1 – People CIP £10.00
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Questions for Life 2 – Animals CIP £10.00
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4MB
Questions for Life 3 – Actions CIP £10.00
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4.5MB
Questions for Life 4 – Objects CIP £10.00
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3.3MB
Questions for Life 5 - Food and Drink CIP £10.00
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3.8MB
Questions for Life 6 - Time and Place CIP £10.00
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4.7MB
Indoor Occupations CIP £10.00
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1.4MB
Outdoor Occupations CIP £10.00
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1.5MB
Men, Women and Babies CIP £10.00
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1.4MB
True Life Stories   £10.00
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13MB
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Questions for Life 1 – People pdf file £19.00
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9MB
Questions for Life 2 – Animals pdf file £19.00
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Questions for Life 3 – Actions pdf file £19.00
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Questions for Life 4 – Objects pdf file £19.00
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7.5MB
Questions for Life 5 - Food and Drink pdf file £19.00
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8.6MB
Questions for Life 6 - Time and Place pdf file £19.00
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Indoor Occupations pdf file £19.00
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Outdoor Occupations pdf file £19.00
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6.6MB
Men, Women and Babies pdf file £19.00
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True Life Stories pdf file £19.00
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Contents

There are 10 packs, each with 5 stories and 5 workbooks:
6 sets of Questions for Life, Indoor Occupations and Outdoor occupations, Men, Women and Babies, and True Life Crime Stories.

Questions for life 1 – People
· How are you?
· What does the girl have?
· What work do you do?
· Who is in the car?
· Who is in the park?
How are you

Questions for life 2 – Animals
· What animals do you have?
· What animals do you like?
· What are you?
· What can you see?
· Why is the man scared?
What animals do you like - workbook

Questions for life 3 – Actions
· What are you doing?
· What do you do at night?
· What do you do in the morning?
· What does the man like doing?
· What don’t you like doing?
What do you do in the morning

Questions for Life 4 – Objects
· How many presents does Sue have?
· What colour do you like?
· What is in the box?
· What is the lady buying?
· What work do you like?
What is the lady buying

Questions for life 5 - Food and Drink
· What are the boys buying?
· What are you drinking?
· What are you eating?
· What do you want?
· What food don’t you like?
What are the boys buying

Questions for Life 6 - Time and Place
· How do you go home?
· How is the weather?
· When are you going?
· Where is the boy?
· Where is the dog?
How is the weather

Indoor Occupations
· Working as a plumber
· Working in a café
· Working in a clothes shop
· Working in a fish & chip shop
· Working in an office
Working as a plumber

Outdoor Occupations
· Working as a builder
· Working as a bus driver
· Working as a gardener
· Working as a market trader
· Working as a postman
Working as a gardener

Men, Women and Babies
· Having a baby
· Looking after a baby
· Looking at love
· Men and Women
· Pregnancy
Having a baby

True Life Stories – a humorous view of some silly crime stories
· Burglar Does a Maths Test
· Burglar Runs
· Burglar Sleeps on the Job
· Cleaner Hoovers Money
· Man in a Wheelchair
Burglar does a maths test - workbook

Questions for Life books illustrated by Susan Orange
True Live Stories illustrations by Christina Frost

Books published by and copyright of Merry Publications,