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The gift of giving... books & stationery

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4 December 2012
Nal’ibali is about creating conditions that support learning. Children have to experience reading in the same way that adults do. They have to be able to choose books they like, read in the languages they want to read in, write what they like and find comfortable spaces to read in and feel nurtured. In reading club spaces, children have to feel the excitement we...
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The pouch of gold

One morning a homeless man woke up. He had spent the previous night begging for food, but no one had shown him any kindness. His stomach was growling because he was very hungry. ...

  •  Read this story aloud to beginner readers
  • Support pre-teens (up to 13 years old) by reading this story with them
  •  Children older than 13 years would enjoy reading this story on their own

Mulalo and the giant

Mulalo could talk to animals. He could understand what each animal said AND each animal could ...

Granny’s roast chicken

It was Sunday morning and Zahara was drawing a picture in her bedroom. Ding dong

Wait until I’m fat enough!

Once upon a time, there was a goat that lived in the Transkei. Every year this goat would move to the hills in the early months of summer. She went there because there was far more food and she was able to eat as much as she liked. 

One ...

  • Read this story aloud to children who are learning to read 
  •  Support beginner readers (7-10 years old) by reading this story with them
  • Children older than 11 years would enjoy reading this story on their own

Koketso loses the chickens

Every morning Koketso helps her granny feed the chickens in the chicken coop in their back yard.

 

“Pok, pok, pok,” calls Granny and the chickens come running up to the fence. “Pok, pok, pok,” they say. “Paak, paak, ...

Thoko’s first library book

Thoko walked into the library with Gogo. She liked the smell of the new building. She liked the shelves of books and shiny tables. Today, she hoped to find something special to read. A storybook … with pictures!

She held Gogo’s warm hand ...

The leopard, the otter and the mouse

Once, a very long time ago, all the animals were thin. This was because thereRead in English / Afrikaans / isiZulu / Sesotho / isiXhosa / Sepedi

The sky is falling down!

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Why the moon gets smaller and bigger

Long ago, Mother Moon lit up the sky every night. She had a blanket woven from the most beautiful golden thread. Her blanket shone so brightly that there was enough light for all people to see their way through the darkness. 

Sometimes, ...

Hanna’s friends

Hanna’s dad was a fisherman. He dashed out of the house to go to sea. He waved goodbye as he left. Hanna knew he would be away for days and days, but when he came home, he would bring back fresh fish to fry.

 

Then Hanna’s mom ...