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  • Cool Nguni – I know that! Quick View
    • Cool Nguni – I know that! Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Cool Nguni – I know that!
    • R115.00
    • I Know That follows Gaps, the nguni calf, as he introduces his friend, the youngest cattle egret, to the library. The little cattle egret is anxious for Gaps to think of him as smart, and every chance he gets he claims to know almost everything about everything! But when Gaps shows him the exciting world of reading and books, the…
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  • Cool Nguni – Mealies and Beans Quick View
    • Cool Nguni – Mealies and Beans Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Cool Nguni – Mealies and Beans
    • R120.00
    • The Nguni calf, named Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to grow mealies and beans for the Farmers’ Show. Will they win the prize for the best crop? Also available in Afrikaans | isiNdebele | isiXhosa | isiZulu | Sepedi | Sesotho | Setswana | Siswati | Tshivenda | Xitsonga
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  • Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela Quick View
    • Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Mr Hare Meets Mr Mandela
    • R130.00
    • Mr Hare finds a R200 note on his doorstep. When he turns the note over he sees Mr Mandela’s face and decides to brave the big city of Johannesburg to return it to Mr Mandela. But Mr Hare cannot read and he comes across many people along the way who want to get their hands on Mr Mandela’s money. Mr…
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  • Nicholas and the Wild Ones Quick View
    • Nicholas and the Wild Ones Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Nicholas and the Wild Ones
    • R130.00
    • Exactly how do you deal with a bunch of Wild Ones on your first day at school? Gramps thinks that putting up your fists ought to sort them out. But Nicholas has a plan all of his own. What will that be? Also available in Afrikaans | isiXhosa | isiZulu
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  • Refilwe Quick View
    • Refilwe Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Refilwe
    • R90.00
    • Zukiswa Wanner brings young readers a retelling of the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel, with a uniquely South African twist. Refilwe̴ is the story of the dreadlocked beauty who is stuck in a cave on top of a mountain awaiting her prince, Tumi. This take on the classic tale will have the children chanting, "Refilwe, Refilwe let down your locks . . . So…
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  • Sharp Sharp! Thoko Quick View
    • Sharp Sharp! Thoko Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Sharp Sharp! Thoko
    • R120.00
    • Here comes Thoko again! Thoko is resourceful! Thoko is full of fun! Thoko is kind-hearted! Niki Daly makes reading about life as a kid entertaining and realistic with his delightful new local heroine, Thoko. Thoko skips through life, leaving behind a trail of laughter. Also available in Afrikaans | isiXhosa | isiZulu
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  • Shorty and Billy Boy Quick View
    • Shorty and Billy Boy Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Shorty and Billy Boy
    • R140.00
    • Written and illustrated in 1973 by one of South Africa’s most famous artists, Gerard Sekoto, Shorty and Billy Boy is a book for children as well as art lovers and collectors. The manuscript formed part of a private collection of Sekoto’s sketches, artworks, letters and memoirs repatriated to South Africa from France. Shorty and Billy Boy tells the tale of…
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  • The Cool Nguni Quick View
    • The Cool Nguni Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • The Cool Nguni
    • R100.00
    • The Cool Nguni is a richly illustrated story about a young Nguni calf who questions his identity in relation to other cattle breeds from across the sea. His patient and loving mother listens to his praise-singing and then responds by telling him a tale of the origins and importance of his own breed, the indigenous Nguni. She also explains the…
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  • The Herd Boy Quick View
    • The Herd Boy Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • The Herd Boy
    • R120.00
    • Malusi is a herd boy who tends to his grandfather’s sheep and goats among the mountains of the Transkei. High above, eagles fly while on the ground below, beetles crawl, termites scurry and dust flies as Malusi plays games of stick-fighting with his friend. But there’s danger too… Can Malusi save his lambs from the hungry baboon who’s stalking the…
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  • The Little Red Hen Quick View
    • The Little Red Hen Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • The Little Red Hen
    • R90.00
    • Little Red Hen is feeling peckish and decides to make bread. She makes a list of what she needs and sets out into the sunny morning. She asks her friends for help but they all say no! Will she have to do everything by herself? Also available in Afrikaans | isiXhosa | isiZulu | Sepedi | Sesotho | Setswana |…
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  • Cool Nguni – The Long Trousers Quick View
    • Cool Nguni – The Long Trousers Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • Cool Nguni – The Long Trousers
    • R115.00
    • Long Trousers opens with Gaps in the midst of frantic, colourful wedding preparations. His big sister is about to get married. Now Gaps faces another problem: Father Nguni Bull has given him a brand new pair of trousers to wear to the wedding, but they are much too long! Gaps asks every cow in his family to shorten the trousers,…
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  • The Singing Stone Quick View
    • The Singing Stone Quick View
    • Children 0 - 6, Children 6 - 12, Story Books, Story Books
    • The Singing Stone
    • R120.00
    • Storm has a beautiful stone that her parents gave to her when she was born. When she holds this stone and sings, everyone in the village stops to listen. But when she is tempted by an old woman to sing songs that can control the wind, waves and the entire ocean, things go wrong. With her brothers and all the…
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