A delightful set of self published conservation books created by the children of St Martins Pre-Primary, with funding from the Jonny Lowe Memorial Trust. Age 4-8.
Children’s Conservation Stories
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Book News
Dance to Your Own Beat
Zazi dreams about dancing, but she’s too scared to try. What if she’s not good enough? What will people say? A lovely story about overcoming your fears and believing in yourself and letting others support you! Written by South African author Refiloe Moahloli.
Episode 8 – Bibliotherapy – How Books Can Heal
There’s a book for that! Bibliotherapy is the healing art of reading and it’s helping children and adults to process life events and find healing between the pages of a book. We speak to bibliotherapist, Bijal Shah about her latest book and how bibliotherapy works.
Winners Announced: Kingsmead Young Writers’ Competition 2025
Aspiring creative writers from across South Africa once again demonstrated their talent in the annual Kingsmead Young Writers’ Competition (YWC) – the country’s premier youth writing competition for learners aged 6 to 18.
The Kingsmead Book Fair 2026
If you’re a children’s book author with a new book, you may get to do a book reading at the annual Kingsmead Book Fair in Johannesburg. Save the Date 23 May 2026 and find out more!
Episode 7 – Why we need this children’s book about Apartheid
The Book Tree Podcast – Episode 7 looks at why Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid by author and literacy scholar Xolisa Guzula is more important than ever. Plus reviews of the three proudly South African books for little ones.
Episode 2 – Helping Dyslexic Children to Read
Dealing with Dyslexia: Reading Skills
How can you help dyslexic children with their reading skills? And how old should children be when they learn to read? We chatted to Annelize Clark OT and Teacher at Bellavista SHARE, a remedial school in Johannesburg for her insights.
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.
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.
Poetry Picks
Our picks of the best poetry for children and young adults. Perfect for school readings or speech & drama recitals.
Teens Need Comprehension Skills
With AI on the rise, being a critical thinker and reader and knowing how to read for meaning and understand how to build links between texts and ideas is vital. Reading skills are not enough and our teens are falling short in their high school years.
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