Delta Maria short stories and prose are grouped into seven categories. Some of the themes and short stories are global and designed to assist teachers increase the global perspective of pupils in Key Stages 2, 3 & 4. The prose and short stories move young people on and increases the depths of their emotional intelligence.

Delta Maria short stories and prose are grouped into seven categories. Some of the themes and short stories are global and designed to assist teachers increase the global perspective of pupils in Key Stages 2, 3 & 4. The prose and short stories move young people on and increases the depths of their emotional intelligence.

This story was written around a BBC short story competition, titled "Dressed to Kill". It is appropriate material for PHSE, Key Stage 3&4 It is a cautionary tale, that is very appropriate for young people on the threshold of adulthood.

In the course of delivering the Home Office funded project-'Connecting Communities' for the black community in Manchester, I brought to the attention of the Learning Trust, the fact that the number of black students of African origin was steadily outstripping that of black students of Caribbean origin within the Secondary School system. The choice of literature or reading material within the secondary school environment is yet to reflect this.

To introduce the children to the Tortoise; a mythical character in West African fables. It was explained liked Ananse the Spider. The Tortoise was also cunning. The two stories had a moral to them. The Cunning Tortoise fable ,was to demonstrate that greed robbed people of their dignity, coupled with the loss of the love and respect of other people. The other fable: The fable of the Tortoise and the Sardines, was a cautionary tale which warned children never to take people at face value and to be careful with strangers.

A poster that huntingly portrays Elmina Castle and the sad history of this Ancient Portuguese castle, that is still in modern day Ghana. The prose, superimposed on the poster talks about the love that parents bore in their hearts for every loved one that were taken away from the shores of Ghana into an unknown world is deeply moving. Suitable as a teaching resource for Black History Month, the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and understanding communities.

A poster that huntingly portrays Elmina Castle and the sad history of this Ancient Portuguese castle, that is still in modern day Ghana. The prose, superimposed on the poster talks about the love that parents bore in their hearts for every loved one that were taken away from the shores of Ghana into an unknown world is deeply moving.

In African mythology / fables the Tortoise is endowed with wit and cunning, time and time again.The Tortoise with the use of this wit and ingenuity outwits rivals - be they animals or humans.The Tortoise however demonstrates in fable after fable that cunning when combined with greed only leads to humiliation and self ridicule.

Orisun of the Savannah Grassland is a contemporary tale, which gives an insight into how Africans perceive animals of the wild and their perception of the psyche of these animals. Contrary to popular opinion, Africans value the wildlife, which cohabit their plains and grasslands. The culling programme put in place by countries, such as Kenya and Zimbabwe, is enabling Africans to evolve a happy equilibrium between themselves and the wild life around them. Three endangered species are featured in this fable; i.e the Leopard, the Chimpanzee and the African Elephant.