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Cool Nguni is a 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 names of his relatives and shows him the multi-coloured and patterned hides which make Nguni cattle unique. The 15 hand-painted original illustrations and sensitive text draw upon Africa's love and respect for Nguni cattle, explaining the importance and myths surrounding cattle to a new generation.

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This is the third story about the COOL Nguni calf named Gaps. This time, Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to grow mealies and beans for the Farmers' Show. Will they win the prize for the best crop? Gaps's real name is 'Gaps Between the Branches'. This is because it looks like he is sitting in the shade of a tree, and the sun is making shadows on his hide. Sugarbean's name is 'Sugarbean' because her hide looks like speckled sugar beans.

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Kom saam met Noenie, die Ngunikalfie, toe hy sy maatjie, die jongste Vee-reier, na die biblioteek neem. Toe Noenie hom aan die opwindende wereld van lees en boeke bekend stel, ontdek Vee-reier dat leer veel meer behels as net om te skree "Ek weet dit!" 'n Boek wat waarlik 'n liefde vir lees vier en aanmoedig.

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Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to play a game of soccer before sundown! Help them find their missing ball, hidden somewhere in this wonderful African setting.

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Three friends and a taxi is a tale first told to the author by a local guide in a taxi in the islands of the Comores. Sheep, Goat and Dog take a taxi to the sea and must face the consequences of their own actions when the time comes to pay the taxi fare. It is a tale told all across Africa, from Nigeria to the Comores to South Africa, and belongs to all of Africa and its people.

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Vroeg een oggend het drie moeë, vuil en honger gryskoppe – Seënwense, Wysheid en Liefde – aan die deur van ? familie se huis geklop. Die familie wil hulle toe graag nooi om in te kom, maar hulle kon net een besoeker kies. Wie van die drie gaan hulle kies? Hierdie fabel is oor die kontinent heen vertel en behoort aan al die mense van Afrika. Hoewel die omgewing tipies Afrika is – van die ritme tot die taal en die patrone op die klere – is die boodskap universeel. Hierdie boek is bedoel vir elke kind en familie. Omdat dit goed geskryf en pragtig geïllustreer is, sal kinders dit oor en oor wil lees. Die storie het oorspronklik verskyn in die Sunday Times Storytime: 10 South African Stories for Children, in 2014.

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Early one morning three tired, dirty, hungry elders – Blessing, Wisdom and Love – knock on the door of a family home. The family wishes to invite them in but they can only choose one visitor to enter their home. Which of the three do they pick? This fable is told across the continent and belongs to all of Africa and its people. Although the setting and characters are quintessentially African – from the rhythms of their speech to the patterns on their clothes – the message is universal. This is a book for every child and family. Well written and beautifully illustrated, this book will have children wanting to read it over and over again. This story originally appeared in the Sunday Times Storytime: 10 South African Stories for Children in 2014.

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Continuing the Bester sisters' beloved Cool nguni series, 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 egret discovers that there is so much more to get from learning than just shouting "I know that!" A book that truly celebrates and encourages a love of reading - this book should be in every library.

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In this lyrical story from the award winning Bester sisters, a mother Wildebeest calls her child to finish playing because it is time to go. But the child is not ready. As the push and pull continues, we learn that the Wildebeest and Zebra are in fact leaving their home behind to move to a new place. Time to Go is a story about endings and loss, yet it affirms the joys and adventures of life. To the end, the child is gently encouraged to accept the change and to embrace hope. This book quietly acknowledges the experience of displaced families and communities.

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Hlangana noZikhala, inkonyane leNguni, esazisa ngomngane wakhe inyoni uMlindankomo wamagcino. Kwathi uma uZikhala emkhombisa ngobumnandi bokufunda nobezincwadi, uMlindankomo wathola ukuthi uzuza okuningi uma ufunda kunokuhlala umemeza: "Ngiyakwazi lokho!" Le ncwadi iphakamisa futhi ikhuthaza uthando lokufunda izincwadi.

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