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The Book Tree is a home for authors, books and readers.
We’re on a mission to excite children about reading, to help parents on this path
and to get books into the hands of children everywhere.
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How To Stop A Train
A beautifully illustrated book for age 4-9 year olds bringing the story of political and social activist Mohandas Gandhi to life.
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Book Ends We Love
Good book ends hold your special books together and decorate your room. They're also a great way of displaying the current reads your kids are enjoying and making it easy to reach them.
Impossible Creatures
Enter the magical world of impossible creatures and the humans (and semi-humans) who protect them. Mal is a small girl who can fly when the wind blows. Christopher is a young boy about to discover that his amazing ability to attract animals is a sign of his true potential. Together they must save the world from a deadly enemy draining the life energy out of their world.
KBF Young Writers’ Competition 2024 Winners & eBook
Find out who won the Kingsmead Young Writers' Competition 2024. Read their stories (and all the runners' up) on the eBook!
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness, we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”
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Call to re-open Central Library, Johannesburg
Residents have long questioned the three year closure of the Central Library for renovations. The closure has removed a vital facility for inner-city students and children who rely on it.
“There is no democracy without books. Libraries should never be closed. Books and libraries are the dignity promised in the Freedom Charter,” said historian and Nobel laureate Achille Mbembe at a recent protest.
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