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NEW ARRIVALS @ Book Buddy: Week 15 May 2017

A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Dreams Enid Blyton N$ 95 A colour short story. A classic tale from the Faraway Tree with exciting new full-colour illustrations. The children can't believe their eyes when they find themselves in the Land of Dreams, where planes become rocking horses and muffins turn into kittens - it's their most surprising adventure yet! Also in stock: The Land of Birthdays .  Eyewonder Series: Human Body DK  N$ 110 Take a journey from head to toe and discover the amazing way your body works. Discover what your senses do, how your muscles work, and why you get dizzy! Take a peek inside the brain, watch the heart pump blood around the body and find out how fast fingernails grow. Test your knowledge and have lots of fun with 8 pages of fabulous activities and 50 great stickers.  The Pearl (EDU) John Steinbeck N$ 105 New Longman Literature titles provide an excellent selection of popular modern fiction and are suitable for 14 ...

NUUT OP DIE RAK by Book Buddy: Week van die 8ste Mei 2017

Dapper Klein Mol Amber Stewart & Layn Marlow N$ 80 Minka die klein mol weier om enige nuwe kos te eet. Minka is 'n klein mol. Sy's lief om nuwe dinge te ontdek, sy's mal oor avontuur...behalwe as dit by kos kom. Minka wil niks anders as bessies eet nie! In hierdie prettige verhaal vind Minka se Mamma en Pappa maniere om haar nuwe kossies te laat eet en nuwe smake te laat ontdek. Want sy is mos die dapperste mol in die molsgat! Bytjie en Beer Ann Bonwill & Layn Marlow N$ 80 'n Storie oor ware vriendskap. Bytjie voel baie alleen. Hoekom wil Beer nie met my speel nie? Hoekom is hy so knorrig? Maar dan gebeur iets wat Beer - en haar glimlag - terugbring.  Op, op na die Wolke! Lynn Bedford Hall & Jane Heinrichs N$ 80 Dit is die storie van Mattie, 'n dogtertjie wat op 'n plaas woon. Sy het geen broers of susters nie en is baie eensaam tot een nag iets wonderlik gebeur... 'n Olifant klop aan haar venster en dit is die begin van...

NEW ARRIVALS @ Book Buddy: Week 8 May 2017

My Book of Animals Miles Kelly N$ 65 Little ones will love the colourful illustrations in this picture book of animals . With lots to look at on every page, children will grow in confidence as they are introduced to all sorts of amazing animals. Fun facts on every page. Includes simple questions to encourage learning.  My Book of Numbers Miles Kelly N$ 65 Little ones will love the colourful illustrations in this picture book of numbers . With lots to count on every page, children will grow in confidence as they have fun with numbers. Ten fun scenes cover the numbers 1 to 20. Lots to find and count on every page. Includes simple questions to encourage learning.  Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero Rick Riordan N$ 160 Three new heroes. One missing demigod. A curse that threatens to destroy them all... From the myth master, Rick Riordan, a young adult classic. Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a fiel...

PRESS RELEASE: Jonathan Ball Publishers to publish SISONKE MSIMANG Memoir

Jonathan Ball Publishers has won a fierce bidding battle for Sisonke Msimang’s memoir and first book, acquiring Southern African rights from agent Isobel Dixon at Blake Friedmann, London. Jonathan Ball will publish the memoir, Always Another Country , in October 2017. Msimang is one of the most assured voices commenting on the South African present – often humorously; sometimes deeply movingly.  Jonathan Ball publisher Ester Levinrad is confident that Msimang’s memoirs will find a broad and highly receptive audience: “Once in a while you are fortunate enough to work with a writer who crystallises what makes publishing in South Africa so exciting, telling a personal story that could only have a local genesis, yet with a potential which defies borders. That is Always Another Country , to me –Sisonke’s writing helps me to make sense not only of the country but the world in which we live.”  Msimang writes about her exile childhood in Zambia and Kenya, young adult...