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News Storyteller Gcina Mhlophe Shares Tales About Preserving Nature
Popular and talented storyteller Gcina Mhlophe will be sharing tales…
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February 1, 2012
Storytime with Ballerinas at the Book Lounge This Saturday

Ballet is the stuff of dreams for little girls (and some boys!) who love to feel light as a feather on their feet and dance around pretty in pink.
Today we are reading ballet stories and feeling like princesses on our toes.
Storytime is every Saturday at 11am.
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January 26, 2012
Jonathan Jansen Finds a School That Still Cares
It is early Monday morning and, after rising at 4am for the early flight from Bloemfontein, I was not in the mood for small talk. I expect the teachers on their first day back from the holidays to exhibit that semi-depression that we all go through on returning to hard work.
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Exactly the opposite; these teachers are bristling with excitement, almost literally jumping for joy.
"Are you people on uppers?" I ask the one smiling
January 25, 2012
Living in the City Story time This Saturday at the Book Lounge
Story time this Saturday looks at 'City life' all around the world. What's it like for you? Come share any fun or interesting stories about cities.
We are so lucky, we are living in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and we get to have a mountain and a sea! Today we are reading stories about cities and what makes them so special, and maybe
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December 1, 2011
Beach Day for Storytime this Saturday at the Book Lounge
Finally summer is here and it is nearly holiday time for many, which in Cape Town means days at the beach (not when it is too hot though remember!)
We will read some summer stories and make suns for our room.
Storytime is every Saturday at 11am.
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November 23, 2011
Come Have a Whale of a Time This Saturday at the Book Lounge
Did you know? A single breath from a Blue Whale adult is enough to inflate 2000 balloons and its heart is the size of a small car. Amazing!
Big fish, small stories!
Do come along and listen to stories about a sea creature we all adore and can often see from our shores.
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Events Storytime with Ballerinas at the Book Lounge This Saturday
Ballet is the stuff of dreams for little girls (and…
01 Feb 2012
Ballet is the stuff of dreams for little girls (and some boys!) who love to feel light as a feather on their feet and dance around pretty in pink. Today we are reading ballet stories and feeling like princesses on our toes. Storytime is every Saturday at 11am.
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IBBY IBBY SA Honour List Books 2012
The following announcement was made on Wednesday 26 October 2011 …
03 Nov 2011
The following announcement was made on Wednesday 26 October 2011
at a function held at the Centre for the Book in Cape Town:
These titles were nominated as IBBY SA’s Honour List Books 2011 1 Afrikaans author: Linda Rode for In die Nimmer-Immer-Bos. 2 English author: S.A. Partridge for Fuse. 3 Translator: André P.
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Parenting South African Author Talks to Mothers About Postnatal Distress
Written with profound empathy by a psychologist who not only…
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Uganda Uganda Assists South Sudan by Boosting Literacy and Education
19 October 2011 (KAMPALA) – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni says…
24 Oct 201119 October 2011 (KAMPALA) – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni says his country will send teachers to South Sudan as an effort to help the new nation build its human capacity and recover from decades of conflict that have badly affected literacy and the education system. Speaking at the opening of a leaders retreat for his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on Monday in the town of Kyanykwanzi, president Museveni said this will aid job creation
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Zimbabwe African Culture Promoted Through Books in Canada
Many North Americans have a skewed vision of Africa, says…
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Education Brothers Still Not in School Just Three Streets Away
Two brothers have not yet opened a book at school…
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Literacy E-Readers With No Apps Help Spread Literacy
We often talk about the power of the Internet to…
03 Nov 2011We often talk about the power of the Internet to spread knowledge and information globally, to make digital content accessible and affordable. But as we’re also often caught up in the “latest and greatest” gadgetry, sometimes we overlook that broad promise of global education and accessibility. Such is the case, one might argue, with the news last week from Common Sense Media about the so-called “app gap” — the disparity between children in low-income and
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Children Top 3 Books for Preschoolers from Cape Town's Child Magazine
Over the Rainbow By Eric Puybaret and Judy Collins Eric Puybaret's…
23 Mar 2011
Over the Rainbow By Eric Puybaret and Judy Collins Eric Puybaret's breathtaking artwork will lead readers on a magical journey over the rainbow and way up into the sky where happy little bluebirds fly and dreams really do come true. With a CD featuring an exquisite rendition of Over the Rainbow , plus two other songs performed by Grammy Award winner Judy Collins, this beautiful set is
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March 23, 2011, 10:28 am
Nonikiwe - Editor is reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
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February 8, 2011, 8:00 am
Chelsea is reading An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
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October 27, 2010, 11:46 am
Nonikiwe - Editor is reading The Seed Children by Bontekanye Botumile
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Bontle is reading Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
August 27, 2010, 3:31 pm
Coin is reading 1984 by George Orwell
August 27, 2010, 3:21 pm
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