Thisrichly illustrated story is about a young Nguni calf, who questions his identity in relation to other cattle breeds, andhisloving mother, who responds by telling him a tale of the origins and importance of his own breed, the indigenous Nguni. She also explains the names of his relatives and shows him the multicolored and patterned hides which make Nguni cattle unique. Thehand-painted original illustrations and sensitive text draw upon Africans' love and respect for Nguni cattle, explaining to a new generationthe importance and myths surroundingthem."
Thisrichly illustrated story is about a young Nguni calf, who questions his identity in relation to other cattle breeds, andhisloving mother, who resp...
Three friends and a taxi is a tale first told to the author by a local guide in a taxi in the islands of the Comores. Sheep, Goat and Dog take a taxi to the sea and must face the consequences of their own actions when the time comes to pay the taxi fare.
Three friends and a taxi is a tale first told to the author by a local guide in a taxi in the islands of the Comores. Sheep, Goat and Dog take a taxi ...
An adaptation of a traditional African folktale, this tale finds Gaps, a young Nguni calf, in the midst of frantic, colorful preparations for his big sister's wedding. The problem is that the trousers his father has given him to wear to the wedding are much too long Every cow in the family is too busy to shorten the trousers when Gaps asks them, so he gives up and goes to bed leaving the trousers laying in the kitchen. Early the next morning, the family members enter the kitchen one by one and see the neglected trousers. Of course, they all shorten them so the trousers end up much too short,...
An adaptation of a traditional African folktale, this tale finds Gaps, a young Nguni calf, in the midst of frantic, colorful preparations for his big ...
Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to play a game of soccer before sundown Help them find their missing ball, hidden somewhere in this wonderful African setting.
Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to play a game of soccer before sundown Help them find their missing ball, hidden somewhere in this wonderful Afri...
The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Carole Bloch and illustrated by Shayle Bester. The Three Billy Goats Gruff are hungry and tired of living in the dusty and thorny veld. Just across the bridge there is a koppie covered in sweet, green grass that they would love to eat.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff retold by Carole Bloch and illustrated by Shayle Bester. The Three Billy Goats Gruff are hungry and tired of living in the...
Have you ever wondered why dogs are so afraid of thunder storms? Do you ask yourself why their eyes grow wild, why they shiver and shake and hide away? Find out how the mischievous cattle trick Dog into letting them out of their kraal.
Have you ever wondered why dogs are so afraid of thunder storms? Do you ask yourself why their eyes grow wild, why they shiver and shake and hide away...
Gaps the Cool Nguni takes his "know-it-all" companion, the cattle Egret, on a gentle journey of discovery Continuing the Bester sisters' beloved Cool Nguni series, "I Know That " follows Gaps, the Nguni calf, as he introduces his friend, the youngest cattle Egret, to the library. The little cattle Egret is anxious for Gaps to think of him as smart, and every chance he gets he claims to know almost everything about everything. But when Gaps shows him the exciting world of reading and books, the Egret discovers that there is so much more to get from learning than just shouting "I know that...
Gaps the Cool Nguni takes his "know-it-all" companion, the cattle Egret, on a gentle journey of discovery Continuing the Bester sisters' beloved ...