Early Readers 5 to 13 years
Keteka Series Teachers Guide
The series comes with a teacher's guide and gives many useful suggestions on how to use these books in a classroom setting.
ISBN:978-1-875069-34-7
Age: Adult
Language: English
List Price: R110
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Antjie
This early reader/picture book follows the adventures of Antjie, a little girl of eight, as she wanders through her village of Genadendal searching for her lost donkeys.
Beautiful full-colour photographs introduce the reader to the rhymes, characters and places which make up life in a sleepy dorp in the Overberg. The aim of the book is to both affirm the experiences of rural children and to introduce urban children to a lifestyle different from their own.
ISBN:978-1-875069-19-4 / 20-0
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
List Price: R50
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Mhlanguli
From when he wakes up in the dark bed he shares with his sister, till late afternoon when he meets his dance partner at the local hall, we follow Mhlanguli's activities, sharing in the vibrant life of township dwellers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
What is is it about the number three that Mhlanguli has to remember?
Young children will be eager to discover the answer to this as they enjoy the full-colour photographs that accompany the simple text.
ISBN:978-1-875069-23-1 / 24-8
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
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Azhar
This book focuses on a boy who attends an ex-Model C school in Cape Town. The art teacher has set the class a project: "Draw a picture on every day of the week showing what you and your family do". Some of what he does reflects his Muslim background, such as attending Madressah, and some are the general interests of many boys his age - cricket, swimming and family meals. .
ISBN:978-1-875069-26-2 / 27-9
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
List Price: R50
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Zimkhitha
Zimkhitha lives in Gobozana, a small village in the Eastern Cape. When the children of the village need their ball rescued from Sis'Nokuphumlas' yard, it is Zimkhitha with her special qualities who is needed. But where is Zimkhitha? This book shows some of the games, interests and responsibilities of rural children.
ISBN:978-1-875069-29-3 / 30-9
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
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Cindy
Cindy Khambule lives in Berea, Johannesburg. The book explores the lifestyles of children who live in flats, whose parents both work and who must catch taxis or trains with her siblings to get to school, children whose playgrounds are inner city parks.
ISBN:978-1-875069-31-6 / 32-3
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
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Knock! Knock!
In this picture book/early reader photographs of front doors and house facades are twinned with interior shots of families doing the kind of things families do together: reading, eating, cooking meals, putting away groceries and simply chatting.
ISBN:978-1-875069-14-9 / 15-6
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
List Price: R42
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String Together
In this book the skilled hands of a young boy collect twenty eight precious beads and one pink shell to string into a necklace.
ISBN:978-1-875069-07-1
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, Tswana &
Zulu, S. Sotho, N. Sotho, English
List Price: R40
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Uthini?
Everyday sayings in Xhosa, English, S. Sotho and Afrikaans. Illustrated with vibrant, imaginative drawings in full-colour, this book aims to build bridges between cultures and languages.
"Uthini?" introduces children who read or speak any of the four languages to a sprinkling of humorous images conjured up by such sayings as "it's raining cats and dogs" or "you are jumping into my mouth".
One of the Children's Book Forum, South African Honour Books 1997.
ISBN:978-1-875069-21-7
Age: 6 - 13 years
Language: Xhosa, English, Afrikaans, S. Sotho, English
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At School What If...?
In "At school, What if...? Ncebakazi is about to start "big school". In discussions with her mother she expresses her concerns e.g. "What if the teacher shouts all the time? What if I can't get to the toilet in time? What if there are many stairs to climb?" Some of these could be the concerns of any child starting school, some are more specific to Ncebakazi's disability- she has Spina Bifida and has special physical needs.
ISBN:978-1-875069-42-2
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: English
List Price: R52
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They Were Wrong
"They were Wrong!" debunks a range of widely held stereotypes and dentists are men, people who do yoga are weird, people from other countries are aliens. These are not the firm opinions of the main character of the book, Mikhail, aged 9, but those that he gleans from adults and older children in his environment.
ISBN:978-1-875069-43-9
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: English
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Am I a Lion that Eats People?
“Am I a Lion that Eats People?” is the third in ELRU's Mielie series of picture books whose aim it is to support children in developing and deepening their understanding of human rights.
It is the thorny topic of the unjust discri-mination shown towards people who are HIV positive or have AIDS that is tackled in this book. The main characters in the story, Mawabo and his mother, both HIV positive, talk about their feelings, frustrations, hopes and fears.
The image of a lion frightening yet brave becomes a symbol for both the fear that AIDS engenders and the bravery of those living with HIV.
ISBN:978-1-875069-45-3
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: English
List Price: R52
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Waiting, Waiting, Always Waiting...
All children hate to wait till supper is cooked, to wait until their favourite aunt arrives or to wait for their birthday seems like an ordeal, but for Lihle Ketani, the 8-year-old resident of Langa, Cape Town, and the main character of the 4th book in ELRU's Mielie Books Series, waiting is much more than that. “Ukulinda, ukulinda, okoko ulindile. Waiting, waiting, always waiting”, she says to herself. “We are waiting for our house to be built. I am waiting for a bed all for myself. I am waiting for Mama to get money”.
ISBN:978-1-875069-54-5
Age: 4 - 9 years
Language: English
List Price: R52