S is for South Africa by Beverley Naidoo

S is for South Africa by Beverley Naidoo

“ S is for South Africa where two oceans meet, cold Atlantic from the west and warm Indian from the east. Our country stretches wide over Africa’ s southern shores from golden beach to misty mountain, desert sand to grassy plain in a land of contrasts where we praise the sun – yet pray for rain!” From Cricket to Madiba, from Bunny Chow to Kubu, this photographic alphabet celebrates everything we South Africans love best about our country. Set at the southern end of the African continent, our beautiful land with its many different plants, animals, people and languages was once made ugly by racism. But now our rainbow nation is striving to make the country a fairer place for everyone.

Children will come away from this book with an appreciation for the landscape and culture of South AfricaIt stands alone but it is also a welcome addition to the highly acclaimed World Alphabet series. It carefully deals with such subjects as apartheid and promotes a positive vision for the future. A welcome addition to any library. School Librarian Poetic and powerful. The vibrancy here is in both text and photographs, capturing the richness and diversity of the land and its people, its past and present. The text sings out from this particular title in this worthy series. Books for Keeps

BEVERLEY NAIDOO  was born in South Africa. Her first book,  Journey to Jo'burg, was written in exile in Britain where it won The Other Award. It opened a window onto children's struggles under apartheid. In South Africa it was banned until 1991, the year after Nelson Mandela was released from jail. After 26 years Beverley could return freely to research in the country.  No Turning Back  and  Out of Bounds  followed. In her stories for older children, her characters from different backgrounds face tense conflicts and choices.  The Other Side of Truth  won her the Carnegie Medal, the first time in 64 years for a novel of African origin. Her books for younger children include  The Great Tug of War,  S is for South Africa  (Children's Africana Honor Book, USA)  and a re-telling of  Aesop's Fables  (Parents' Choice Silver Award, USA; USBBY Outstanding International Book) and  Who is King?

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Prodeepta Das was born in Cuttack, in eastern India. He is a freelance photographer and author whose pictures have been published in over 20 children's books. In 1991 Inside India, which he also wrote, won the Commonwealth Photographer's Award. Prodeepta's books for Frances Lincoln are P is for Pakistan, Prita Goes to India, K is for Korea, We are Britain!, Geeta's Day, I is for India, J is for Jamaica, Kamal Goes to Trinidad, P is for Poland, T is for Turkey, S is for South Africa, R is for Russia and B is for Bangladesh.

SKU	CIN1847800181G
ISBN 13	9781847800183
ISBN 10	1847800181
Title	S is for South Africa
Author	Beverley Naidoo
Series	World Alphabets
Condition	Good
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2010-06-01
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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