July has been a wet woolly time for the Red Hill Informal Settlement which faces straight into the icy North winds. At this time of year the sun reaches the camp at 10am but longer evenings give time for collecting wood for warmth and cooking. Building work on the Library has slowed with permissions and […]
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse; Wendy Watson New York, Scholastic Press, 2004
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Engelbrecht Primêre is a school with an air of excitement, an air of going somewhere. Last week, on Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, the ribbon was cut on a brand new study library donated by Spoornet whose impressive railway link carries iron ore past the town on its way to the terminal at Saldanha Bay further
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CBN and Senior Librarian Natalie Lens visited another local library on Monday 22nd July, this time in Eland’s Bay. This is not a big library – and the municipality shares the space with their friendly cashier in a security area in one corner. But the books are there and the enthusiasm. Librarians Victoria Swartz and
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The exciting short story anthology for young South Africans 17th July, 17:30 for 18:00 The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street Cape Town RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com or 0214622425 For more information, please contact Fundza at info@fundza.co.za or visit the website www.fundza.co.za
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” A Lesson for Kings by Margaret Read MacDonald In Peace Tales Arkansas, August House Publishers Inc., 2005
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The first great book fair in Africa was held annually in Ife, Nigeria. After that, the international gathering place for African publishers was at Harare, Zimbabwe. Although South Africa was becoming the most prolific publishing country south of the Sahara, it was mutually agreed that no competition would be offered to the Zimbabwe International Book
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The Kids’ Lit Quiz World Finals in Durban, South Africa, 2013 In front of a packed audience in the Centenary Hall of Durban Girls’ College, six teams of readers, battled out the world finals of a spectacular, inspiring and downright exciting event. It was a close run thing. Who were the winners? All of us
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The most beautiful work of all by A. Torrado
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It’s winter. It’s raining. It’s difficult. But progress continues on the new Red Hill Library project. When the waterproofing is complete, the floor can go in – and then the fun will start. It has been a long process, complicated by beaurocratic problems, delays and frustrations that would have stopped a lesser woman than Liz
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One year on … A year ago, nobody would have believed how much would happen. But we dreamed and the dreams came true. Here is a short outline of what has been achieved. From June 2012 to June 2013. WORKSHOPS Red Hill informal settlement When CBN was looking for a place to hold a pilot
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Review by Nolwazi Khumalo of Finding Dad, a Rainbow Reader Author: Lesley Beake. Illustrator: Sally Maclarty Main characters: Grandmother, Mom, Dad and the boy. Setting: At home, at the airport and at Dad’s house. The boy grew up without his father, living with his mother. One day someone phoned his mother and told her that
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Planning begins for Cederberg Stories The first part of planning workshops should be speaking to the communities involved. CBN has begun the process. There are ten reading flash points involved in the Cederberg Stories project and the process kicked off with a visit to Lambert’s Bay and Graafwater libraries – both outstanding examples of what
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” New York City’s greatest underground secret by Maureen C. Bruschi In Jack Canfield, Victor Hansen, et al.Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness Florida, Health Communications, Inc., 2011
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Rotary Cape of Good Hope Dictionary Donation Our friends and colleagues in Rotary Cape of Good Hope have kindly donated forty copies of The Usborne Illustrated English Dictionary. This excellent and highly accessible dictionary is particularly useful to children who speak English as a second, third – or even fourth language. The Dictionary 4Life is
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ALL activities will include local talent and bring forward skills already existing in the community. WRITING Individual journals and stories Themes: Home and Landscape • Identifying with the distant past. • Heritage based interviews and discussion with elders and family • Life for children now and then – an archive of childhood • Projection into
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Sylvia and Bird by Catherine Rayner London, Little Tiger Press, 2009
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Review of Knufu’s Pyramid Reviewed by Nkanyiso who is in Grade Six Khufu was a Pharoh who died and was busied in the pyramid. The Egyptians built a big pyramid many years ago when Khufu became Pharoh. I liked this book because I learned a lot – and I would recommend it to my friends!
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Review of The Match Reviewed by one of the Grade Sixes at Cox Hill Primary in Underberg, KZN – who forgot to put a name on the paper! The main characters are Gogo, Dudu, Zweli, Lonke and their neighbours and the setting is in their home. The story is about the match that would be
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Most of you will know that I have been writing and illustrating books for many years – my first picture book, The Little Girl Who lived Down the Road being published in 1978 makes it 35 years. During this time I have seen many changes in publishing – from photo separated reproduction to digital printing,
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