A Whole New World, Lift Off

Barty Crouch

I just wanted to ask readers if they remember a series of primary school English text-books, with space-themed covers, and titles like Take-Off, Reaching Out (I think), and A Whole New World? I remember them as being very good...and they had a photo of my flat in Ballymun!

I also remember a Treasury of English, with a picture of a pirate opening a treasure-chest. That wasn't so good.

It seems to me now that the school-books I see are much more patronising and desperately trying to be with-it.

Ruu_Old

I can remember Treasury of English, really must find my old stuff and have a read of it. Postcard from the Stars is popping out in my brain for some reason.

monkeyfudge

Barty Crouch wrote:

It seems to me now that the school-books I see are much more patronising and desperately trying to be with-it.

One of my nephew's school books features a family of skeletons that help deliver a series of exercises through various illustrations.

But in one illustrated scenario one of the kids in the skeleton family cuts it's knee and has to get a plaster for it.... How could someone possibly draw that picture and not realise how f*cking stupid it was?

tk123

what do you mean stupid - skeletons have magic powers which may include bleeding - did you not know that?! Back to school with you!

c - 13

monkeyfudge wrote:

One of my nephew's school books features a family of skeletons that help deliver a series of exercises through various illustrations.

But in one illustrated scenario one of the kids in the skeleton family cuts it's knee and has to get a plaster for it.... How could someone possibly draw that picture and not realise how f*cking stupid it was?

Thats one of the Irish books isnt it ? My sister used to use those books too.

Anyway, Ann&Barry FTW !!

miabella

Was it called "reaching the heights"??. i just remember it being about a young lad and his funny friend...not sure if it was set in ballymun but in a housing blocks in cork?lol

I think you might mean "journey to the stars" instead of postcard to the stars but i could be referring to a different book!

A Whole New World

I remember this series. In fact, I found this thread because I went looking for any mention of these books on the internet! I remember them very fondly and I'm intrigued that nobody else seems to remember them.

Even funnier, I could also see my flat in Ballymun in the illustration to which Barty Crouch refers. I went to Scoil an tSeachtar Laoch school in Ballymun.

Seeing as the original message was posted in 2007, I doubt Barty will notice this reply, but what the heck. Tried to send a private message but it seems Boards does not allow it for users under 25 posts.

Maolsheachlann O Ceallaigh

steveone

"Lift off A" I had that in primary, 6th class, it had a photo of a rocket on the cover..

steveone

A Whole New World wrote: »

I remember this series. In fact, I found this thread because I went looking for any mention of these books on the internet! I remember them very fondly and I'm intrigued that nobody else seems to remember them.

Even funnier, I could also see my flat in Ballymun in the illustration to which Barty Crouch refers. I went to Scoil an tSeachtar Laoch school in Ballymun.

Seeing as the original message was posted in 2007, I doubt Barty will notice this reply, but what the heck. Tried to send a private message but it seems Boards does not allow it for users under 25 posts.

Maolsheachlann O Ceallaigh

is that school still there? my sister lived in Eamonn Ceannt tower..the kids went there.

A Whole New World

That's the one. Wish I still had these.

A Whole New World

Yep, the school is still there, all right.

steveone

apologies for poor pics...

A Whole New World

Fantastic! Thank you for that!!

steveone

graffiti from sixth class- I haven't changed a bit! still doodling the same crap thirty years later lol..
there's no pics of ballymun in it tho..

chakotha

Barty Crouch wrote: »

I also remember a Treasury of English, with a picture of a pirate opening a treasure-chest. That wasn't so good.

Hated Treasury of English with a passion. We used to get weekend homework from it that took ages.

Ann22

steveone wrote: »

apologies for poor pics...

They were brilliant Steveone. I had 'Lift off' and 'Reaching Out' and the New World one. Some good stories in them. I remember well 'The Return of the Iron Man' and 'In the Cyclops cave'.:)