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New from Pharos the The English Afrikaans Xhosa Zulu Aid

by Chelsea on 02 Mar 2011   |   

New from Isabel Uys, the essential The English Afrikaans Xhosa Zulu Aid, providing word lists and phrases for learners in four official languages.

For persons who wish to learn a new language or want to improve their knowledge of English, Afrikaans, Xhosa or Zulu. This aid offers:
Words in alphabetical lists, covering 51 topics
Phrases which are often needed, covering 27 topics
Useful for pupils, students, teachers and the general public.

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Book details

• The English-Afrikaans-Xhosa-Zulu Aid by Isabel Uys
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  EAN: 9781868900367
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Kukhona Ongakwenza is Set to Brighten a Child's Day

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 11 Nov 2010   |   

Writer Ann Walton and illustrator Natalie Hinrichsen bring us another sweet story called Kukhona Ongakwenza or Something to do, after blowing us away with A Very Lovely Day which was their last short wordless book, it just totally charms anyone who gets their hands on it. Read more here to get more on the book and visit Biblionef to find more books for kids available in all 11 languages.

Using rhythmic text to help build children’s reading skills, combined with gorgeous illustrations, Something to do tells the charming story of how sharing a book can brighten your day.

Something to do was written by award-winning author Ann Walton, who won the prestigious Katrine Harries Award and illustrated by Natalie Hinrichsen.

Also available in Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

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• Kukhona On by Ann Walton, illustrated by Natalie Hinrichsen
  EAN: 9781770097278
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• Something to Do by Ann
  EAN: 9781770097063
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Shoooooes! Indaba kaLeonard Gregory

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 03 Nov 2010   |   

ULeonard Gregory wayengumdlali webhola elikhokhelwayo. Maningi amagoli aphumelela ngenxa yakhe. Wayedlala indawo ephakathi enkudleni, futhi uyena owayewungqondongqondo emdlalweni. Izethameli zazihlokoma zithi “Shoooooes!” ngesikhathi uLeonard esephethe ibhola eqonde emapalini.

Ngelinye ilanga yonke into yashintsha. ULeonard waba sengozini embi kakhulu, walahlekelwa ukusebenza kwemilenze yakhe. Le ndaba imayelana nokholo luka Leonard nokuthi wamelana kanjani nempilo yakhe entsha, wabuye watshengisa ukuthi abantu abakhubazekile bangabamba iqhaza emiphakathini yabo.

Leonard Gregory was a professional soccer player. Many goals started at his feet. He played in the central mid-field and “pulled the strings” in matches. The crowd would roar “Shoooooes!” when Leonard gathered the ball and headed for the goal posts. Then one day everything changed. Leonard had a terrible accident and lost the use of his legs.

This story is about Leonard’s faith and how he coped with his new way of life and showed that people with disabilities can participate in and contribute to their communities.

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• Shoooooes!: Indaba KaLeonard Gregory by Peter Rule
  EAN: 9781868406739
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iBiblionef ina Uhambo LukaMusange isiZulu

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 01 Nov 2010   |   

If your in Cape Town and like me your always trying to find books in your mother-tongue, which is Sesotho in my case, then Biblionef is the place you need to visit. I really urge you to take some time and go visit them in Pinelands. They have a wide variety of children’s books to chose from, but here’s the best thing about them…they have them in all 11 languages. I visited them recently and came across Uhambo LukaMusa by the same duo who did the award winning Siyolo’s Jersey, writer Mari Grobler and illustrator Elizabeth Pulles. Read here for more about the book.

Musa is looking for a present for his mother, and he has a magic bag to put it in. Things don’t turn out quite as he imagines, but he still manages to give her the best present of all… A charming picture book that teaches children in a fun way about counting and numbers. With delightful illustrations by an accomplished South African illustrator. It has a companion volume, Lulama’s magic blanket, by the same writer-illustrator team. An excellent teaching aid for second-language speakers.

Also available in Afrikaans, English

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• Uhambo LukaMusa by Mari Grobler, Elizabeth Pulles
  EAN: 9780624043003
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UMaKhumalo Ufuna Umngane

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 27 Oct 2010   |   

UMaKhumalo wayeneminyaka engu-40 futhi wayengakazeafuye silwane. Wayekhume ekholwa ngukuthi amakati awalungile, nokuthi ayelanda inyoka ehlathini ayelethe ekhaya.
Khonamanjalo abantwana bakhe bamncenga ukuba abatholele umthinyane. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka kukhona okwenzeka okwenza uMaKhumalo abone ukuthi uthando luyefana noma ngolwezilwane noma abantu.

MaKhumalo was 40 years old and had never had a pet in her life. She grew up believing that cats were no good, that they would get snakes from the forest and bring them into the house.
Eventually her children persuaded her to get a kitten. Years later, something happened which made MaKhumalo realise that love is the same whether it is for an animal or a person.

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• Uthando luyefana by Sizakele Gumede
  EAN: 9781868406821
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Incwadi Ezintsha Ngu New Readers Publishers ye isiZulu

by Nonikiwe - Editor on 01 Sep 2010   |   

Uxamu Kavinjelwa ibhalwe nguSimphiwe Gumede no imidwebo nguGlynn Erasmus.

Iphupho likaSizwe kwakungukuba ngumshayi sibhakela uma esemdala kepha uyise wamalela ukuba adlale lo mdlalo. Washintsha isikole kanti esikoleni esisha kwakuneqembu labashayi sibhakela. Walijoyina iqembu engamtshelanga ubaba wakhe. Lapho uyise ethola wathukuthela wamxosha. Abanye abafana eqenjini baba nomona ngoSizwe bazama ukumcekela phansi.
Funda ukuthi uSizwe wabunqoba kanjani bonke ubunzima ukuze afeze iphupho lakhe.

Sizwe’s dream was to be a boxer when he grew up. He loved boxing, but his father refused to allow him to box. Then he changed schools and his new school had a boxing team. He joined the team without telling his father. When his father found out he was furious and threw him out of his house. The other boys in the team were jealous of Sizwe and tried to sabotage him.

Read about how Sizwe overcame all his difficulties to achieve his dream.

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• Uxamu Kavinjelwa by Siphiwe Gumede, Glynn Erasmus
  EAN: 9781868406852
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Oxford IsiZulu-English School Dictionary Isikhona

by Bontle on 24 Aug 2010   |   

As part of a commitment to growing multilingualism and the development of indigenous languages – and to support more than 2.8 million learners* who take IsiZulu as a language subject at school – educational publishers Oxford University Press Southern Africa have published a brand-new IsiZulu-English dictionary.

Oxford is the publishing house synonymous with dictionaries, and has a strong local dictionary programme of monolingual, bilingual and multilingual dictionaries created on South African soil for South African learners, students and adults.

The Oxford Bilingual School Dictionary: IsiZulu-English is the third in an award-winning range of up-to-date and easy-to-use bilingual school dictionaries for learners in Grades 4 to 9, providing support to IsiZulu children who are learning English, and English children who are learning IsiZulu.

“We at Oxford are proud to continue the dictionary publishing we are known and respected for around the world by expanding our reach into South African languages,” said Oxford Southern Africa Managing Director Lieze Kotzé.

Izicwadi Zezingane Kuleliviki Yezilandelayo

by Bontle on 27 Jul 2010   |   

Ngabe ngempela kukhona inhlwathi eyingozi esizibeni somlingo? UBoni, uLorato kanye noKagiso bafuna ukuzibonela ngawabo.

Does a dangerous python live in the Magic Pool? Boni, Lorato and Kagiso decide to go and see for themselves.

Le ntsomi uzakuyifunda umbhali wayo wayibaliselwa ngowayekhokela kwitekisi yeziqithi zeComores. Yenye yeentsomi ezibaliswa kulo lonke eli leAfrika, ukusuka eNigeria ukuya kuthi xha kwiiComores kuzokuthi ga eMzantsi Afrika.

Abahlobo abathathu netekisi won the Sappi Isiqalo Book Competition, which encourages South African authors and illustrators to develop materials with a local idiom to promote reading, writing and access to books for all.

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• Isiziba Semilingo by Gaele Mogwe
  EAN: 9780796227928
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• Abahlobo abathathu netekisi by Maryanne Bester, illustrated by Shayle Bester
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  EAN: 9781770092877
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New KZN Publisher Aims to Develop Second Language Readers

by Bontle on 20 Jul 2010   |   

New KwaZulu-Natal based publisher, New Readers Publishing, is a non-profit publishing project that focuses on the development of readers for newly literate adults and second language learners. The aim of the project is to contribute to an increase in adult literacy and the promotion of a reading culture.

Since 1991 NRP has published 92 titles for newly literate adults and distributed some 250000 books locally and internationally. It has published books in each of South Africa’s eleven official languages, at all levels of the Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) framework, in a variety of genres.

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• Evidence by Sello Motete
  EAN: 9781868404759
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• First Prize by Shelley Seid
  EAN: 9781868402939
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Two isiZulu Reads for Young Adults

by Bontle on 07 Jul 2010   |   

Isihlahla Sendlela by P.F. Kekane

Amanga, ukungathembeki, ukuphinga kanye nenkohlakalo yizona zinselelo abadlali balo mdlalo abahlangabezana nazo nsuku zonke lapho unina wentombazane esikhulakhulile ethatha izinqumo ezikhombisa ukungakhathali, ngokwenzenjalo wafaka umndeni wakhe engozini. Lona ngumdlalo obubeka ngokusobala ububi bokuzicabangela wena wedwa ungumuntu, uthi ngoba kugculiseke wena konke kulungile okwabanye ungakushayi ndiva.

Amathonsi abanzi by M.M. Ndlovu

Le ncwadi iqwashisa abasha ngezingqinamba ababhekana nazo uma kumele bakhethe phakathi kwamasiko kanye nempilo yesimanjemanje. Umlobi uphinde aveze imiphumela yempilo yobudedengu, izinkinga zokukhulelwa kwentsha, ubugebengu, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi

These books were winners at the MML Literature Awards 2008 – IsiZulu.

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• Isihlahla Sendlela by P.F. Kekane
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  EAN: 9780636073043
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• Amathonsi abanzi by M.M. Ndlovu
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  EAN: 9780636072701
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