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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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Bad Hop by Steve Smith J. Canfield, M. V. Hansen, Mark & Chrissy Donnelly, J.Tunney Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan’s Soul Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2000
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Thank you for not pushing by Christy Barge
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Three hours out of Cape Town the road north climbs a steep pass and emerges into a dramatic landscape of mountain, river, crag and cliff. Some of the most beautiful and evocative landscape of southern Africa is revealed. This was a place where the earliest people lived, hunted, dreamed … and told their stories. We
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Pedagogical Project“The Joy of Reading” A Lesson in Ugly by Bobbie Shafer In Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark,Wendy Diamond Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat Chicken Soup for the Soul, 2009
Under towering clouds and a sky of Cederberg blue, members of University of Cape Town Choir and children of Clanwilliam joined hands in story. Looking back, it seems that this workshop was meant to happen. Arranged around a visit by members of UCT Choir under their conductor, John Woodland, the time and the place were
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Gardener by Sarah Stewart New York, Square Fish, 2010
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” That Book Worm by Heather Henson New York, Atheneum Books, 2008
Three hours out of Cape Town the road north climbs a steep pass and emerges into a dramatic landscape of mountain, river, crag and cliff. Some of the most beautiful and evocative landscape of southern Africa is revealed. This was a place where the earliest people lived, hunted, dreamed … and told their stories. We
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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” The Eye of the Storm by Helen Weathers in Jack Canfield, Victor Hansen, et al. Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul:Heartwarming Stories for People 60 and Over Florida, Health Communications, Inc., 2000
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Lat Jar of Jelly by Andy Skidmore in J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. R. Hawthorne, M. Shimoff Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul Health Communications, Inc., 1996
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It takes time to build a network of sources for book donation, but Cambridge University Press has done us proud on each occasion when we have approached them. Books were donated to Goxhill Primary (see reviews by children there at https://www.childrensbook.co.za/children/childrens-reviews). The pictures here are of children receiving heavily discounted books bought from CUP as
They might be far from just about everywhere, high up in the Drakensberg near Underberg, but Book Day is remembered and celebrated. The children gathered outside in comfortable winter sunshine to watch other classes perform plays, readings and presentations. The organizing teacher, Mrs Mingay, whipped up enthusiasm and arranged for book related displays outside the
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In the second part of a shared process of workshops and seminars, Sindiwe Magona and Lesley Beake will visit northern Sweden. Last October, CBN was delighted to host five visitors from Skelleftea and nearby towns. Four librarians and a drama teacher brought ideas, skills, excitement and inspiration with them – and in their luggage, they
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Annual Report for 2012 – The short version There is no way to sum up everything we did in a short version. But the 2012 report is almost a book – find it under Resources and enjoy the pictures – it is worth the wait to download. For those who want a fast summary, our
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Books to Sweden – Books out of Africa There are many children living in Sweden who come originally from Africa – and many Swedish children who would like to experience stories from Africa. CBN has initiated a book donation programme, which asks publishers and others to donate their most beautiful and appropriate ‘Books out of
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