What they say
— Robin Richardson, UK educator and consultant, and author of Daring To Be a Teacher and Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Society
The pack is a wonderful piece of work. It is beautifully written and perfectly balanced in revealing some of the horrors that went on there during the period of enslavement without overwhelming the reader and putting them off. The images in the pack are a delight and very appropriate for children as well as adults. They beautifully illustrate aspects of the writing yet exist firmly in their own right as strong images of Dominica’s history. Were I in a position to do so I would have it in the library of every school in the anglophone Caribbean, both primary and secondary.
— Paul Dash, Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies, Goldsmiths University of London
— Robin Richardson, UK educator and consultant, and author of Daring To Be a Teacher and Inclusive Schools, Inclusive Society
The pack is a wonderful piece of work. It is beautifully written and perfectly balanced in revealing some of the horrors that went on there during the period of enslavement without overwhelming the reader and putting them off. The images in the pack are a delight and very appropriate for children as well as adults. They beautifully illustrate aspects of the writing yet exist firmly in their own right as strong images of Dominica’s history. Were I in a position to do so I would have it in the library of every school in the anglophone Caribbean, both primary and secondary.
— Paul Dash, Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies, Goldsmiths University of London
About the Authors
Kathy MacLean
Kathy MacLean, the co-author (with Karen Mears) of the educational pack A Caribbean History, was born in Dominica and lives in London. She was head of the Ethnic Minority Achievement (EMA) Service in Wandsworth’s Children’s Services, south London, for many years and taught at Goldsmith's Univrsity, London and at UCL Institute of Education before retiring in 2016. Her biography of her grandfather, JR Ralph Casimir, entitled Black Man Listen will be published late in 2021.
Karen Mears
Karen Mears, the co-author (with Kathy MacLean) of the educational pack, A Caribbean History, is an experienced teacher and educational consultant, with an interest in teaching literacy, the creative arts and in promoting the global dimension of the curriculum. She works as a tutor in initial teacher-training at the Institute of Education, London. She worked in multicultural arts education for many years and at the Horniman Museum, London.
Polly Pattullo
Publisher Polly Pattullo has written widely about the Caribbean, and her books include Last Resorts: the Cost of Tourism in the Caribbean, a critical assessment of the economic, environmental and cultural impacts of tourism development in the region, and Fire from the Mountain, about the volcano crisis in Montserrat. As a journalist, she worked for two newspapers: the Observer and later the Guardian newspaper in London.
Kathy MacLean
Karen Mears
Karen Mears, the co-author (with Kathy MacLean) of the educational pack, A Caribbean History, is an experienced teacher and educational consultant, with an interest in teaching literacy, the creative arts and in promoting the global dimension of the curriculum. She works as a tutor in initial teacher-training at the Institute of Education, London. She worked in multicultural arts education for many years and at the Horniman Museum, London.
