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Shoecat Thoocat
Kamala’s new shoecat attacks whoever it meets! Tomatoes, thathas, friends, teachers, goats… everyone hates it. What will they do now?
PDF · Fixed page layoutIllustrations: not assessed
Categories: Adventure Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Family & Friends Fiction Nature/Gardening/Animals Science-Fiction & Fantasy
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Shongololo
Pula and Pule discover something magical about the train that takes grown ups to work and back everyday. Is it just their imagination or does the train have a secret life?
PDF · Fixed page layoutIllustrations: not assessed
Categories: Family & Friends Nature/Gardening/Animals Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Shongololo’s Shoes
Shongololo has lost his shoes, and the other animals are NOT being very helpful. Will he ever find them?
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Categories: Adventure Children & Young Adult Reading Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Family & Friends Fiction Humor Nature/Gardening/Animals Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Shoo Shoo Dukshu!!
This story book is a pictorial primer for young readers on the soothing and calming benefits of deep breathing and positive thoughts.
Should I eat it!! Or take It?
A rat found a chapati and wanted to take it home. Will the rat be able to take it home? Read more to find out.
PDF · Fixed page layoutIllustrations: not assessed
Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Shruthi Floats an Idea
Shruthi has to grow a plant. But she doesn’t want to grow it in soil. Is there any other way?
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Engineering & Technology Fiction Science & Nature STEM
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Shunti the Sunshine Cat
Shunti the cat loves the sun. Dadaji does too! What is so special about the sun? Let’s find out!
PDF · Fixed page layoutIllustrations: not assessed
Categories: Engineering & Technology Family & Friends Nature/Gardening/Animals Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Silkworm
Read about the journey of a silkworm in this beautifully illustrated book!
Sima and Siza
Sima wants to be a nurse one day. His favourite game is hospital-hospital. But papa and his friends do not approve. What will change their minds?
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Fiction Personal Development
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Simba’s Cosy Corner
A bedroom is for a cosy sleep. Where will Simba, the dog, find his bedroom?
PDF · Fixed page layoutIllustrations: not assessed
Categories: Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Simple Machines : Inclined Planes
The story explains how inclined panes function as simple machines.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Science & Nature STEM
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Sindiwe and the Fireflies
There once was a girl named Sindiwe Magona. She had a special gift for stories. At night, little Sindiwe’s grandmother told her magical stories about ogres and giants, animals of the forests and the little creatures of the veld. This was Sindiwe’s favourite time. See how she grows up to live out her own adventures and she travels over oceans to change the world with her stories.
Suggested age, readers, English difficulty and US school grade are separate labels. Age groups are guidance based on source information or editorial review; unreviewed books are “Not assessed”. A US grade is assigned only with source information or a documented assessment; otherwise it is “Not assessed”. Levels use A1–C2 to indicate reading difficulty. StoryWeaver levels 1/2/3/4 use our approximate A1/A2/B1/B2 guide, labelled “estimated”; this is not an official equivalence. A book-specific assessment takes priority. Other unassessed books are labelled “Not assessed”. Source StoryWeaver levels are retained separately. Classics retain their original English.