Translation There is a desperate need for more mother-tongue reading material for South Africa’s children. This should ideally be stories written in local languages, but it could also include translation of much-loved stories. CBN will soon be launching a project in association with Rotary Skellefteå to translate texts from a variety of sources, including children’s work. More […]
Three copies of The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary were donated today to Clanwilliam Library. Librarian Lizel Koopman noted how useful they were going to be for the children who come to the library every afternoon to do their homework and research. This donation forms part of the ongoing relationship between CBN and Cederberg Municipality through the
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5 September Library and school visits: Natalie Leens and Lesley Beake to introduce project to teachers and principals. 8 September (a Sunday) Literacy Day 9 September Literacy Day celebration: Stories at the library for 8-10 year-olds with a Cederberg theme. 10.00 to 11.00am: Lizel Koopman, Asanda Lobese, and Lesley Beake 10-11 SeptemberFarm school visits, weather
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This article on homework and reading appeared first in the Cape Times – but is as relevant here as part of our occasional series on reading matters. Research conducted by the publisher Pearson last year indicated that children under eleven in UK spend three times as long browsing the web and watching TV than reading.
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For some time now, CBN has been in deep discussion with Rotary Skelleftea in northern Sweden about ways in which they can help us to ‘Make Reading Cool’ – their suggested name for the joint project. Staring with emails, we proceeded rapidly to a face-to-face meeting when Sindiwe Magona and Lesley Beake visited Västerbotten County
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When I was a child, in the ancient times, my Scottish primary school was probably one of the last schools to give up the idea of slates and slate pencils as a way to learn to write. We had little bottles of water to shake and rags to wipe out our mistakes. We had soft
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CBN has been fortunate from the beginning in donors who simply wanted to help us get started and who have preferred to remain anonymous. When there has been a need for something – funding for the pilot workshop, money to cover printing costs; start-up costs for the website, funds have appeared. We are truly grateful.
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From ASSITEJ – Dreams for the Arts In their August newsletter Yvette Hardie, Director of ASSITEJ, reports on a local Arts initiative Comments from distinguished South Africans on the importance of the arts in education. Sibongile Khumalo: Developing the young of this country through the Arts is a human right. Exposing the young of this
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Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Shoebox Sam by Mary Brigid Barrett Michigan, ZonderKidz, 2011
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” Enemy Pie by Derek Munson San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 2000
Where would any of us be without friends? CBN is grateful that we have (possibly) the best in the world! One of the goals of CBN is to offer friendship to other organizations concerned with reading – many of which have been successfully working hard for decades. There is no need for paperwork, memorandums of
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July has been a wet woolly time for the Red Hill Informal Settlement which faces straight into the icy North winds. At this time of year the sun reaches the camp at 10am but longer evenings give time for collecting wood for warmth and cooking. Building work on the Library has slowed with permissions and
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse; Wendy Watson New York, Scholastic Press, 2004
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Engelbrecht Primêre is a school with an air of excitement, an air of going somewhere. Last week, on Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, the ribbon was cut on a brand new study library donated by Spoornet whose impressive railway link carries iron ore past the town on its way to the terminal at Saldanha Bay further
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CBN and Senior Librarian Natalie Lens visited another local library on Monday 22nd July, this time in Eland’s Bay. This is not a big library – and the municipality shares the space with their friendly cashier in a security area in one corner. But the books are there and the enthusiasm. Librarians Victoria Swartz and
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The exciting short story anthology for young South Africans 17th July, 17:30 for 18:00 The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street Cape Town RSVP: booklounge@gmail.com or 0214622425 For more information, please contact Fundza at info@fundza.co.za or visit the website www.fundza.co.za
Pedagogical Project “The Joy of Reading” A Lesson for Kings by Margaret Read MacDonald In Peace Tales Arkansas, August House Publishers Inc., 2005
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The first great book fair in Africa was held annually in Ife, Nigeria. After that, the international gathering place for African publishers was at Harare, Zimbabwe. Although South Africa was becoming the most prolific publishing country south of the Sahara, it was mutually agreed that no competition would be offered to the Zimbabwe International Book
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The Kids’ Lit Quiz World Finals in Durban, South Africa, 2013 In front of a packed audience in the Centenary Hall of Durban Girls’ College, six teams of readers, battled out the world finals of a spectacular, inspiring and downright exciting event. It was a close run thing. Who were the winners? All of us
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