Reading for the environment is a new series of readers on environmental themes such as land use, conservation, waste managment and pollution. Developed jointly with WWF UK and with a foreward by Johnathon Porritt, the stories are set in Africa and feature children as the main characters.

Why is the river full of red mud? Why won't the horses drink the water and why are the fish dying? Mrs Makoko says that the water is good, but can we believe her? Mpho and her friends decide to find out who is polluting the river, but this is not easy, and it is also dangerous.....

The readers are graded into three language levels. Each is richly illustrated and includes exercises, questions and an illustrated glossary. Level 1 uses a vocabulary of 600 words.