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Children’s Book Publisher’s Passion Pays off
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 06 Jan 2010When Lawrence Njagi’s son was about to attend kindergarten in 2000, the young father discovered that there were no pre-primary books featuring local themes. He was also unhappy with the layout and content of the books he found.
Then, the majority of books and other learning materials came from the US, the UK, and India, Mr Njagi realised with disappointment. He felt the books led African children into thinking that they were not intelligent enough because all they saw on the pages were white children.
This led him to begin writing. Thus began Mr Njagi’s long journey of building Mountain Top Publishers, which specialises in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) books and other learning aids.
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Tags: Early Childhood Development and Education, Kenya, Mountain Top Publishers, Mr Njagi, Puku.co.za, South Africa
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