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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
A bedroom is for a cosy sleep. Where will Simba, the dog, find his bedroom?
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Categories: Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
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.
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Mama loves to sing all day, especially to Baby.
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Categories: Family & Friends Fiction
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
As a child, Vishwa walked a long way to get to school. As a college student, he tutored two children to make ends meet. And as an engineer, he built dams, bridges and institutions, and the foundation for a modern India. Read this book to know how Sir M. Visvesvaraya observed the world around him, learnt from it, made bold decisions and never shied away from hard work.
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Categories: Biographies Engineering & Technology Non-fiction Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Little Brother's inquisitive mind is always full of questions for Big Sister. He knows Big Sister has all the answers, because she is always reading one big fat book or another. In this book, Little Brother wonders where the sun goes at night. Does he just go to sleep after a long day at work, or does he sink down into the ocean deep to make it daylight for the mermaids who frolic there?
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Categories: Non-fiction Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Little Brother's inquisitive mind is always full of questions for Big Sister. He knows Big Sister has all the answers, because she is always reading one big fat book or another. In this book, Little Brother wonders where thunder comes from. Is it the roaring of the angry giant who lives in the sky that causes the heavens to rumble, or is it just the wild biker gang up in the clouds that makes all that noise? Of course, Big Sister has the right answer in the end, but before you start reading this fun book to find out, tell us: where do YOU think thunder comes from?
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Little Brother's inquisitive mind is always full of questions for Big Sister. He knows Big Sister has all the answers, because she is always reading one big fat book or another. In this book, Little Brother wonders why the sky is blue. When Big Sister asks him why he things it could be so, his imagination runs riot. Could it be a giant blue sari spread out to dry in the sky that makes it blue, or is it something else altogether? Of course, Big Sister has the right answer in the end, but before you start reading this fun book to find out, tell us: why do YOU think the sky is blue?
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
The world is made up of many things — big, small and middling. A small book with a big message.
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Categories: Engineering & Technology Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Today Sizwe learns that a smile is something you can give away without losing it.
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Categories: Children & Young Adult Reading Family & Friends Personal Development Science & Nature
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
He’s quite good at climbing. He knows how to swing. But sleeping’s his favourite, favourite thing!
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Categories: Nature/Gardening/Animals
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
Sona’s father made her a lovely toy. Read this charming story about how they helped each other.
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Categories: Family & Friends Fiction
Collection: Editor’s Picks
Readers: Kids
Suggested age: Not assessed
