by Lindsay on 21 May 2012
African Penguin have launched a new title in their series of childrens’ books that are based on true stories and deal with issues that impact our wildlife. Their latest offering iThemba in Where there’s Life there’s Hope tackles the topical issue of rhino poaching in a way that is accessible for children:
iThemba is the Xhosa word for Hope.
With rhino poaching a serious threat to our rhino populations (over 430 rhino were poached in South Africa alone in 2011), it is up to our two-ton heroine, iThemba, and her game-ranger friend Joe, to save her skin – and her horn – when poachers come calling.
Kids will love how iThemba and Joe foiled the wicked horn hunters one dark night in an exciting tale which is loosely based on the real-life arrest of rhino poachers in the Kruger Park, and learning more about these magnificent creatures along the way.
Their first book, Peter, Pamela and Percy in the Big Spill has just been made into a fun, interactive iPad app. Watch a video of the app in action:
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by Carolyn on 21 May 2012
Uitspraak: wortel
Dit begin nou wel met “Eendag, lank lank gelede”, maar hierdie sprokie klink soos iets wat Nataniël sou skryf: Wolf roep sy ou, kriminele lewe vaarwel toe en gaan soek ’n nuwe sprokie.
Maar ongelukkig loop sy reputasie hom vooruit.
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by Suzann on 18 May 2012
Eet jou groente … voor hulle JOU eet!
Bennie en Jenny hou nie van groente nie. Maar hulle is nogtans opgewonde oor professor Fungus se nuutste eksperiment.
Daar is egter GROOT fout met die tamaties in sy kweekhuis … en kort voor lank spat die pitte behoorlik!
Oor die outeur
Jaco Jacobs is op die Karoodorpie Carnarvon gebore en het daar grootgeword. Hy het al op laerskool aan skryfkompetisies soos die Bloemfonteinse Skrywersvereniging se jaarlikse kompetisie en die ATKV se skryfwedstryd deelgeneem. Hy het albei hierdie kompetisies op hoërskool gewen, en ook die Poortprys vir Prosa en die Poortprys vir Poësie van die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns ontvang. In 1998 was hy hoofseun van die Hoërskool Carnarvon, en in sy matriekjaar het hy ook begin om vir tydskrifte soos Sarie en rooi rose verhale te skryf.
Ná skool het hy B.A. (Kommunikasiekunde) aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat gestudeer. Hy het die graad met lof verwerf en is aangewys as beste voorgraadse student in die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe. In 2001 het sy eerste kinderboek, Troetelgedrog, by LAPA Uitgewers verskyn. In 2002 het hy sy honneursgraad in Afrikaans en Nederlands aan die UV voltooi. Hy was daarna redakteur van JIP en die boekeblad by Volksblad in Bloemfontein, en deesdae is hy uitgewer van kinder- en jeugboeke by LAPA Uitgewers.
Sy skryfwerk is reeds bekroon met die Alba Bouwerprys, die C.P. Hoogenhouttoekenning, die MML-letterkundeprys, die Elsabe Steenbergprys en agt ATKV-kinderboektoekennings. Benewens kortverhale, rubrieke, vertalings en joernalistieke werk, het meer as 40 kinder- en jeugboeke reeds uit Jaco se pen verskyn.
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by Amanda on 18 May 2012
Get Bushwise and Random House Struik are giving away three DVD and book sets to young explorers!
To enter, visit their site and answer this simple question:
What environment is the natural home for a buffalo?
A. Desert
B. River
C. Bushveld
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by Lindsay on 15 May 2012
AFP Relaxnews:
Amazon said it has signed a deal for the electronic books rights to all seven Harry Potter titles English, French, Italian, German and Spanish for its Kindle lending library.
The deal allows subscribers of the Amazon Prime service, which requires an annual subscription, to borrow the electronic versions of best-selling JK Rowling books.
Amazon said it inked the exclusive license with JK Rowling’s Pottermore website to make the titles available to its customers via the Kindle e-reader.
But the deal only allows for borrowing of the ebooks, with Pottermore remaining the only place to buy the electronic versions.
“We’re absolutely delighted to have reached this agreement with Pottermore. This is the kind of significant investment in the Kindle ecosystem that we’ll continue to make on behalf of Kindle owners,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive.
“Over a year, borrowing the Harry Potter books, plus a handful of additional titles, can alone be worth more than the $79 cost of Prime or a Kindle. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library also has an innovative feature that’s of great benefit for popular titles like Harry Potter – unlimited supply of each title – you never get put on a waiting list.”
The Amazon lending library has now grown to over 145 000 books that can be borrowed for free as frequently as once a month, with no due dates.
Books are borrowed to read on a Kindle device, and customers can have one book out at a time. When customers want to borrow a new book, any borrowed book can be returned from their device.
Rowling laid down her pen – and Harry’s magic wand – when she finished the seventh and final Potter book in 2007, and since then the series has sold more than 450 million copies around the world in 74 languages.
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by Chris on 10 May 2012
It is the beginning of the long winter holidays and for Victor it means another boring stay in the children’s home. But things very quickly change when he happens to stumble upon the weird woman living down the street.
Ia de Goede’s hands can do no wrong, especially when she is making her famous milk tarts. Victor, however, soon finds out what evil those hands can really do when you get into their firing line.
He and his friends, Jenny and Flute, will have to act fast if they want to save their school, and for that matter, the world.
This is a chilling story with lots of blood curdling surprises that will also be enjoyed by older readers.
Old Aunty Claws is the fourth book in François Bloemhof’s Chillers series.
About the author
François Bloemhof was born on 15 September in Paarl. He started writing after his English teacher gave him 97% for a short story in grade 11. He matriculated at Tygerberg High School and studied at Stellenbosch University. In 1992 he obtained a Master’s degree in Afrikaans literature. He appeared on the South African literary scene in 1991 as De Kat prize winner for his debut novel Die nag het net een oog. Then followed Koue soen, a finalist in the 1994 Sanlam/De Kat/Kuns op Een novel competition as well as in the M-Net competition.
He later also started writing for younger readers, and received four ATKV Children’s Book awards (a competition in which young readers select their most popular books) and won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature for youth novels such as Slinger-slinger and Nie vir kinders nie. In 2007 he came second in the MML Literature Award with Stad aan die einde van die wêreld. More than 300 of his short stories, mostly written under pseudonyms, have appeared in magazines. He lives in Durbanville and is a part-time copywriter, translator and editor.
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