by Simon Mutali Chesebe
Utafiti umethibitisha kwamba wanafunzi huelewa vyema dhana zinazofundishwa wanapohusishwa katika mazoezi yanayochangamsha na kusisimua. Msururu wa Secondary Breakthrough Workbook unafaulisha ukweli huu. Vitabu katika msururu huu vimeandaliwa kwa uangalifu ili kuhakikisha kwamba:
Vitabu hivi vimeandikwa na walimu wenye tajiriba pana katika kufundisha na kuwaandaa wanafunzi kuikabili mitihani.

by “Akatsa, Mwaura, Njoroge”
Longhorn Secondary Biology Series is a new course developed in line with the new curriculum implemented from 2003. It fulfills all the goals and targets of the secondary
Biology syllabus. it is approved by the Ministry of Education to be used in secondary school in Kenya.
Longhorn Secondary Biology Series makes learning Biology easier and enjoyable by:
* presenting Biology as a practical oriented subject which helps the learner in being initiative in the learning process.
* presenting the contents in well ‘and logically organised topics which facilitate sequential transition from one concept to the next.
* providing activities and exercises which allow performance evaluation in each topic.
* having a user-friendly approach which is well-centred on the learner’s own environment for easier understanding.
* Integration of text and illustrations which aid and demonstrate concepts for easier understanding.
* taking care of learners with special needs.

by “Mwangi, Mukunga”
Excelling in English Teachers’ Guide 4 is a manual designed to help the teacher use the Students’ Book effectively. It sets out with extreme lucidity, objectives for each individual item to be taught in each unit, thereby placing the teacher on the right road to seeing the desired knowledge and attitudes more clearly. Useful tips are also given on how to involve the students in the activities and exercises in the Students’ Book. The guide further contains additional notes and makes the teacher well equipped to handle the lessons successfully. Diagnostic exercises are given to ensure that complete learning takes place. Answers to the exercises and samples for the writing tasks are provided to assist the teacher to evaluate the students’ total progress. The guide further sensitizes the teacher on how to accommodate students with special needs and thus ensure multi-ability learning. This is one book that everybody wishing to use Excelling in English series cannot do without.

LONGHORN Form 4 KCSE Encyclopaedia Volume 2 is a new, concise and comprehensive book that has been written for Form 4 Students. The book comprises of Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry subjects. It has been developed in line with the Kenyan Secondary Curriculum. It is aimed at meeting the needs of secondary school students preparing for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examination. Mathematics and Sciences have been put in one volume to make it easy for the student to enjoy their revision of the four subjects, in readiness for the KCSE examination. The book covers all the topics taught at this level.
This encyclopaedia has the following key features:
* Beautiful design that is appealing and eye-friendly for ease of reading.
* Summary notes, Sample KCSE Questions, KCSE Predictor Questions and Model Test Papers.
* Answers to all questions and sample papers for ease of self-assessment and evaluation.
* Uniquely selected questions to challenge student’s thinking, recall and application of acquired knowledge and skills.
* Illustrations to ease the understanding of concepts.
* Presentation of content using the Bloom’s taxonomy with the following skills being tested; Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation.
This book is written by highly knowledgeable and seasoned authors comprising of teachers, examiners and subject specialists across board.

Living the Promise is a unique Christian Religious Education course specially written using the new syllabus for secondary schools. The topics are sequentially ordered and taught through an imaginative mode—beginning with topic discussion, content presentation, a short summary and review questions. The emphasis throughout this course is that Christian Religious Education must lead to a more disciplined and conscientious life; it must be an integrated and holistic lifestyle. Learning CRE is therefore integrated and contextualised to make learning more enjoyable and captivating by: