Matilda se ouers het haar al baie verskriklike dinge genome. Maar sy is eintlik 'n genie en dis hulle wat onnosel is. Vind uit hoe sy hulle en haar bose skoolhoof, juffrou Trunchbull, laat les opsê en boonop ontdek dat sy oor 'n baie spesiale gawe beskik . . . Nuwe uitgawes herdenk Roald Dahl se 100ste verjaardag in 2016.

Katoren, veertig jaar nadat koning Stach die troon bestyg het. Die sestienjarige bokwagter Koss reis deur die land op soek na ’n man wat as seuntjie ontvoer is – en ’n hele nuwe wereld van geld, reels en skynheiligheid gaan vir hom oop. Aanvanklik is Koss net 'n toeskouer wat hom oor alles verbaas ... maar dan raak hy verlief op Vulcana, en deur haar geinspireer, teken hy op 'n drastiese manier protes aan teen die onreg. Sal Koss uit die moeilikheid kan ontsnap waarin die protes hom dompel?

Each one of us is responsible for all of humankind, and for the environment in which we live. . . . We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something seriously directed toward the welfare of humanity as a whole. To do this, you need to recognize that the whole world is part of you. --from "How to Be Compassionate"
The surest path to true happiness lies in being intimately concerned with the welfare of others. Or, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama would say, in "compassion."
In "How to Be Compassionate, "His Holiness reveals basic mistakes of attitude that lead us to inner turmoil, and how we can correct them to achieve a better tomorrow. He demonstrates precisely how opening our hearts and minds to other people is the best way to overcome the misguided ideas that are at the root of all our problems. He shows us how compassion can be a continuous wellspring of happiness in our own lives and how our newfound happiness can extend outward from us in ever wider and wider circles.
As we become more compassionate human beings, our friends, family, neighbors, loved ones--and even our enemies--will find themselves less frequently in the thrall of destructive emotions like anger, jealousy, and fear, prompting them to become more warmhearted, kind, and harmonious forces within their own circles. With simple language and startling clarity, His Holiness makes evident as never before that the path to global harmony begins in the hearts of individual women and men. Enlivened by personal anecdotes and intimate accounts of the Dalai Lama's experiences as a student, thinker, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, "How to Be Compassionate "gives seekers of all faiths the keys to overcoming anger, hatred, and selfishness-- the primary obstacles to happiness--and to becoming agents of positive transformation in our communities and the world at large.

Gerrie Radlof se gewilde Oloff die Seerowerreeks is oorspronklik tussen 1957 en 1961 uitgegee en het daarna reeds vier uitgawes beleef. Die verhale, wat in die 1740's afspeel aan die Kaap de Goede Hoop en die seewee daarom heen, is verwerk om aan te pas by die moderne taalgebruik en aan te sluit by die hedendaagse tiener, maar niks van die oorspronklike sjarme en spanning het in die verwerking verlore gegaan nie. Ook geskik as leesstof vir Afrikaans tweede taal vir ouer leerlinge.