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Recommended Reads for Early Graders by Cape Town's Child
by Chelsea on 13 Apr 2011 |
Chameleons are Cool By Martin Jenkins and Sue Shields
This book is part of the Read and Discover series, which aims to encourage children to learn about the world as they learn to read. Children as young as five will enjoy finding out about these lizards, thanks to the colourful and fun illustrations by Shields. What child wouldn’t be interested in these grumpy, pocket-sized, swivel-eyed, colour-changing and long-tongued sharpshooters?
Judy Moody’s Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff to Do By Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds
Girls aged six to nine just love Judy Moody and in this book they can join Judy in wacky activities. They can take the Judy Moody personality quiz to find out if they’re more like Judy or her little brother, Stink, or to find out what Judy Moody’s name is in other languages. Other fun activities include how to make pop art, testing your own Judy Moody knowledge, and turning your name into a poem.
Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro By Geronimo Stilton.
Rat-munching rattlesnakes! I can’t believe it. I, Geronimo Stilton, just let my super-sporty friend Bruce Hyena convince me to go on another one of his extreme adventures. You know me-I just can’t say no to a friend! This time, we’re going to be climbing to the top of the famous Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Moldy mozzarella! I’m in no shape for a mountain climb. How will I ever make it to the top? Children aged 8 to 12 will enjoy going on adventures with all the Stiltons- Geronimo’s sister, Thea, his awful joker cousin, Trap, and his favourite nephew, Benjamin.Book details
- Chameleons are Cool by Martin Jenkins, Sue Shields
EAN: 9781406318579
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- Judy Moody’s Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff to Do by Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds
EAN: 9780606149266
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- Mighty Mount Kiliminjaro by Geronimo Stilton
EAN: 9780545103718
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- Chameleons are Cool by Martin Jenkins, Sue Shields
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April's Recommended Books for Toddlers from Cape Town's Child
by Chelsea on 23 Mar 2011 |
I want a Mini Tiger By Joyce Dunbar and Lara Jones.
This little girl wants her very own miniature wild animal. Anything from a little snappy happy crocodile or a tiny trundle rumble elephant, to a pocket-sized grizzly bear. But as her big brother explains, a real wild animal would make a terrible pet. You can’t nuzzle a crocodile, or tickle a wild elephant, and a grizzly bear belongs in a cave not a pocket! But there’s one pet, a tiny pet, that loves to be tickled and cuddled. It’s like a tiger, only much smaller. This is a delightfully rhythmic tale, bursting with imagination, and a playful introduction to a world of wild animals.
I’m not scary!
and I won’t bite! By Rod Campbell
These touch-and-feel books have a surprise for little enquiring minds on every page. Your child can feel a scratchy-scratchy grasshopper, a shiny beetle, a fluffy rabbit, a slippery fish and a leathery hippo plus lift a flap to find a slimy snail. Both books have big-impact endings. Rod Campbell has been illustrating and making children’s books since 1986 and he is also the creator of the Dear Zoo series.
Fairy Magic! and Wizard Magic! By Rachel Fuller
These little books come with sliding tabs to create magic changing pictures on each page. Apart from providing fun and entertainment, they will stimulate your little one’s imagination and introduce them to rhythm and rhyme. Children as young as two will love these bright books with their hidden surprises. These are the perfect beginner books for aspiring fairy and wizard toddlers.Book details
- I want a Mini Tiger by Joyce Dunbar, Lara Jones
EAN: 9780230703803
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- I’m not scary! by Rod Campbell
EAN: 9780230741706
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- I won’t bite! by Rod Campbell
EAN: 9780230747883
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- Wizard Magic! by Rachel Fuller
EAN: 9780230743434
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- Fairy Magic! by Rachel Fuller
EAN: 9780230743427
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- I want a Mini Tiger by Joyce Dunbar, Lara Jones
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This Month's Recommended Reads For Toddlers From Cape Town's Child
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 24 Feb 2011 |
This is another delight from the Tales from Acorn Wood series brought to you by award-winning writer/illustrator duo Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Deep in the heart of Acorn Wood, Bear is writing letters to his friends. Your child can visit Frog, Squirrel and Mole by lifting the flaps that are the doors to their homes. Scheffler beautifully illustrates this sturdy boardbook. Also look out for Fox’s Socks, Rabbit’s Nap and Hide-and-seek Pig in the series.
This is an interactive and early-learning book for children aged two and older. It’s a fun and innovative way for little ones to learn their numbers and the sliding pages help with hand-eye co-ordination as well as problem solving. The colourful drawings and photos will keep a toddler captivated.
With busy, colourful pages and a sound button to press, these are fun and noisy books about cars or trains. The books are developed for children one year and older and will help stimulate your baby’s senses and assist with hand-eye co-ordination. The sound buttons can be used on each page with the colorful illustrations and the board pages are easy to clean and sturdy enough for small hands to page through the book.
Book details
- Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
EAN: 9780333966242
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- A Slide and Surprise Numbers Book by Natalie Boyd
EAN: 9781849152914
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- Noisy Cars by Roger Priddy
EAN: 9781843324980
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- Noisy Trains by Roger Priddy
EAN: 9780312509354
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- Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
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Cape Towns Child's Recommended Reads for Preteens and Teens This Month
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 11 Nov 2010 |
In the Trees by Pauline Fisk. All around him, the smell of trees rose from the ground, earthy and dank, just the way he’d smelt it that first day. And he’d heard a voice that day, which he’d thought was calling out a welcome. But really it had been calling out for help. Kid Cato’s come to Belize, on the Caribbean coast. He’s left behind his life in London and is looking for his dad. But what he finds instead is a group of gap year volunteers. They’re just the boring, do-good types he’s always hated, but he’s stuck with them. Stuck with the jungle too – but, by the time it’s done with him, he’l never be the same. And neither will Kid’s new companions. Living in the trees will change them all. ‘Forest are like lungs. They breathe life into us and make us one. Here we are from worlds apart. And thanks to the forest we’re sharing one life. Where we come from doesn’t matter, or what we once were in the past. It’s what we are now that matters. It’s what we make of ourselves.’
Johnny Mackintosh: Star Blaze by Keith Mansfield. Invaders have exploded the sun’s nearest star. Will the death of Earth’s sun be next? While trying to keep up with his school studies and ensuring his football team stays top of the league, it’s Johnny’s job to safeguard planet Earth. When invaders turn a nearby star into a supernova, Johnny must act to protect the sun. Johnny and his sister Clara prepare to travel in their space ship to the galactic capital for help, but their mission is stalled when Johnny discovers that his mysterious elder brother Nicky is on the side of the invaders …So begins an epic adventure across space involving killer clones, a spy trial and devious alien twins. Will Johnny save his brother, and planet Earth, in time? Keith Mansfield’s vivid space adventure will wow fans of action stories and science fiction.
Have You Started Yet? You and Your Period, Getting the Facts Straight by Ruth Thomson and Chloe Thomson. Starting to have periods is something all girls face, and is one sign of growing up. It’s nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about! This book explains exactly what periods are, why they happen, and how they will affect you; asking all the questions and giving all the answers simply and openly, with plenty of practical advice.
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins by John Ayto. With headwords in colour, and quirky character illustrations, this dictionary recounts the absorbing and fascinating history of thousands of words. This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool and curious words we use, and tells the stories of where words come from, whether they are to do with food, the supernatural, fashion, invented words, or words from the 80s, 90s, and noughties. Who ate the first sandwich? Where does abracadabra come from? Would you really be spooked by a zombie? John Ayto, top word expert entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary.
Book details
- In the Trees by Pauline Fisk
EAN: 9780571236206
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- Johnny Mackintosh: Star Blaze by Keith Mansfield
EAN: 9781849161268
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- Have You Started Yet?: You and Your Period, Getting the Facts Straight by Ruth Thomson, Chloe Thomson
EAN: 9780230744905
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- Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins by John Ayto
EAN: 9780199112210
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- In the Trees by Pauline Fisk
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Recommended Books for Toddlers from Cape Town's Child This Month
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 01 Nov 2010 |
Who Says Moo? by Roger Priddy
This slide-and find book has doors to open and questions to answer, but children as young as a year old will also enjoy the visuals and help you narrate as they contribute animal sounds. The book helps with the development of hand-eye coordination and problem solving. With clear photography and simple text, the Bright Baby range of board books helps to develop and build early vocabulary through the introduction of fun pictures and single words.
Book details
- Who Says Moo? by Roger Priddy
EAN: 9781849152648
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Poddy and Flora by Paula Metcalf
Some things go very well together, like jelly and ice cream, buckets and spades…and Flora and her beloved dog Poddy. The two of them do everything togethe. But when Flora goes to visit Grandma, Poddy has to stay home and suddenly nothing is much fun for Poddy. But it isn’t only Flora he’s missing, his tails seems to ahve disappeared too! The award winning children’s author and illustrator Paula Metcalf stunningly illustrates this endearing and amusing tale about a little girl and her much-loved dog. Metcalf also created Norma Snows and We Love Bunk Beds!
- Poddy and Flora by Paula Metcalf
EAN: 9780230707368
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- Who Says Moo? by Roger Priddy
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