An educational story book about the true story of three cute dogs who live in False Bay, Cape Town, and have been to sea more than 100 times! Filled with adventures and information about ocean animals and conservation. Perfect for little nature lovers.
Educational Books
Brave Like Me!
Brave Like Me! is based on the author Zulaikha Patel’s true story of being a scared young girl who finds her braveness through self-belief and later activism against racism and discrimination.
Nelson Mandela – Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing true story of one of South Africa’s and the world’s true heroes and a beloved icon of courage and compassion. His famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautifully illustrated picture book format.
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.
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise our Voices
A collection of diverse tales from creative writers, poets, artists and thinkers living with prejudice, judgement, bullying and racism that help young readers find courage and self-belief in these times.
Adventure Books for 8-13 year olds
Check out our selection of 7 Awesome Adventure Books guaranteed to get your middle school children reading. Let the adventures begin!
Growing Writers: Write Your Own Story Book
When children get inspired to write their own stories, this is the book you can steer them towards. Growing writers will love the write-in spiral bound style which they can take wherever they go, and it has prompts, tips and a story writing tool kit to help them learn to write their own stories.
Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth
Lots is a beautifully illustrated introduction to biodiversity for younger readers. This story of nature is so beautiful that children will pore over it again and again.
Grandad Mandela
Who are great men when they are at home? Grandad Mandela is sensitively seen through the eyes of his great grandchildren. A poignant legacy book to share.
Skin We Are In
The Skin We Are In is an exploration of why humans have different colour skin, and how people’s thinking about skin colour has changed throughout history.
A Passionate Vision – The Story of Irma Stern
The story of Irma Stern, one of South Africa’s most famous artists, is shared in this wonderfully written biography, perfect for young artists and scholars.
Kingsmead Book Fair 2018
As we look back on the 7th annual Kingsmead College Book Fair held in May we can only say 'yay!' for books and people who write them, read them, love them and support them. This is our third year of being involved and every year has shown huge growth and...

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