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Kimmons, Carol – 1995
This book consists of a compilation of 28 stories, mostly first-person accounts of life in the Sequatchie Valley of southeastern Tennessee (some from earlier times) written in simplified language to provide high-interest reading material for adult readers in rural areas. The book is printed in large type. Many of the stories provide pertinent…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Services, Folk Culture

Kimmons, Carol – 1995
This is the second in a series of books that provide high-interest reading material for rural adults who read below the seventh-grade level. The book provides information on science, technology, and the environment for the people of Appalachia and other rural areas, helping to bring the concepts and meaning of science within their grasp. Many of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Services, Folk Culture