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Hank the Handsome Honey Badger was the best cook in the savannah.

His relentlessness in finding the best ingredients set him apart.

Today’s recipe was simple, but the meal was special.

He was preparing it for Wendy the ...

“Coo-coo-coo, come in, my beauties!”

Every evening, Jasmien’s grandmother called her chickens in to roost, and closed them inside to keep them safe from hungry animals.

And every morning, Jasmien let the chickens out ...

Phama planted his pip and it grew and grew. It grew so high, it disappeared into the clouds.

“I’m going to climb all the way to the top,” Phama said. Baba sneered. 

A huge voice boomed. “Sniff-splutter-snort-fart! I smell the ...

Country Mouse came to town to get a new pair of glasses. City Mouse met her at the station. “Welcome, cousin,” he said. “Nice to see you,” said Country Mouse, although she couldn’t see very much at all. She looked up, but the blue sky was ...

Ntate says goodbye to Tumi. “Be good today. No matter what you do, don’t go into my room. Don’t talk to Phathu the Parrot.”

“Hello,” says Tumi. Phathu the Parrot doesn’t say a word.  What’s that in Phathu’s cage? A dusty ...

I sit alongside my grandmother on the grass. We have been watching a caterpillar change into a butterfly. Gran says this is called

metamorphosis. “Metamorphosis” is a big word in my vocabulary. “Watch, Yusuf,” Gran whispers.  The ...

“Sssss,” wept Baby Snake. When Baby Snake slithered out of her hole in the ground to play, the animals fled. The birds flew to the highest branch on the tree. The mice skittered away. Baby Porcupine wobbled back to his nest in a hollow tree. The ...

One night, Jay woke up and saw a bright light in the sky. Something was flying extremely fast towards the window. Suddenly, it stopped. A door slid open, and a funny looking creature got out. “Arp! Hello, my name is Goggles. Arp,” the creature ...

 Liso loves going online. Her favourite website has everything she needs to have fun. She learns all kinds of dances.

She learns interesting facts about nature. She makes friends from all over the world. “Let’s go for a walk in the ...