To the Teacher

Use this story for life skills, health or cultural studies lessons, or as Reader in English class. The following key concepts are dealt with:

• It is a reponsibility to look after someone who is ill.
• Children who are looking after adults need support from adults and other children in the community.
• Adults who are ill need to talk to children about their future.
• Children who are looking after ill adults need time off from their responsibilities.

Young adults are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than anyone else. We should encourage children to develop self-respect and respect for others from an early age.

This is one of the JAWS HIV/AIDS Readers developed for secondary school learners.The story conveys the subtle psycho-social dimensions of the pandemic affecting learners' lives (personal and social developement). It can also be used as a Reader, or to help teachers introduce subject matter that is difficult to manage in the classroom.

This book features in the following series: Jaws Series, Junior African Writers-Hiv-Aids Readers .

This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 16 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.