In the heart of Soweto, Gogo's Goodies Spaza transforms into a culinary battleground during The Great Soweto Cook-Off! When Gogo Tina decides to enter the prestigious competition, Tumi thinks she has the perfect plan: she and her twin cousins will surprise Gogo and help her win the competition by any creative means necessary. But they soon realise there’s more to cooking than they thought, as things go from bad to worse. Will this culinary catastrophe be too much to handle?

Volgens die skoolhoof, Mev. Brombom-Bredeboud, is 4B die stoutste klas op aarde. Sy sê skool gaan nie oor leeglê en lyf wegsteek, of pret hê nie. Dit gaan oor leer en dis hoogtyd dat 4B harder dáárin probeer uitblink.

Maar Alex en Manjit het nie letterlik bedoel om Tanne vir 'n War of the Wizards-speelkaart te verruil en hom in die skool los te laat nie. En hulle het ook nie letterlik bedoel om skuim oral in die klaskamer en oor Mev. Brombom-Bredeboud te laat ontplof nie. Hierdie goed gebeur net!

Die omnibus bevat drie avonture waarin beste vriendinne Nina en Jessie die misterieuse swart-en-rooi pet inspan om hulle met speurwerk te help. Waar kom die kopluise vandaan waarmee almal in Laerskool Tierkop skielik sukkel? Hoekom is die koeldrankfabriek so gretig om hulle nuwe energiedrankie aan die skool te skenk? En sal die slim mense by die Eksotiese Eksperimente Ekspo uiteindelik Nina se vrae oor die pet se spesiale kragte kan opklaar?

Crumbles the baker is having a crisis of confidence - all of her recipes are going disastrously wrong! There's only one thing for it: a trip to Food Island, where a best friend and a host of NEW chaffies are on hand to inspire Crumbles eventually back to top cooking form!

This anthology highlights the theme of environmental care, and comprises new content written by some South Africa’s famed writers, and some fresh voices to captivate readers as they explore and master the use of English Home Language in Grades 4–6. Each story provides all the support materials written by Diane Awerbuck and reviewed by the English for Life author Lynne Southey needed to make for lively and interactive classroom experiences according to CAPS requirements.  

Bennie Boekwurm woon in sy tonnelhuisie in die Wielie Walie-parkie, waar hy vir die kinders boeke lees. In hierdie pragtig-geillustreerde boek vertel Bennie nog vier heerlike stories: Miesie Muis bak 'n verjaardagkoek, Ouma kry 'n hondjie, Babet By leer dans en Tokka Kabouter maak grappies! 'n Heerlike opvolg op die eerste topverkoper ?Bennie Boekwurm vertel lekker stories? met een van Suid-Afrika se gewildste en mees ikoniese kinderkarakters.

Join Rachel and Kirsty on six school adventures in this bumper back to school collection with Carly the Schoolfriend Fairy and Tilly the Teacher Fairy. The perfect back to school read for Rainbow Magic fans!

Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen Carly the Schoolfriend Fairy's three magical objects causing school time chaos everywhere. Rachel and Kirsty must help Carly retrieve her magical objects before Jack Frost can ruin the school competition and disco.

Next, Jack Frost steals Tilly the Teacher Fairy's magical objects because he wants to make all the rules. With the help of the other Rainbow Magic fairies, Rachel and Kirsty must help Tilly outwit Jack Frost to get her magical objects back before school is ruined for everyone!

Can Rachel and Kirsty help the fairies retrieve their magical objects from Jack Frost and his goblins?

Rainbow Magic is the perfect stepping stone for children to become independent readers. With black and white illustrations, short chapters and lots of books to collect, these books are really accessible for children aged 5+.

'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.com

Do YOU have a Rainbow Magic fairy? Find a fairy with your name at orchardseriesbooks.co.uk/rainbow-magic and collect all the books in the range.

Here comes Thoko again! Thoko is resourceful! Thoko is full of fun! Thoko is kind-hearted! Niki Daly makes reading about life as a kid entertaining and realistic with his delightful new local heroine, Thoko. Thoko skips through life, leaving behind a trail of laughter. With adorable illustrations and four heart-warming easy-to-read stories, Niki Daly has created a second book about Thoko - who is sure to become one of his most beloved characters. Look out for Hooray! Thoko.

Hierdie omnibus-uitgawe is ’n versameling van die gewildste verhale uit die bekende Storieman-reeks. Dit sluit die oorspronklike voorlesings op twee oudio-CD’s in, sodat almal heerlik saam kan lees en luister! By die huis, of in die motor ... Storieman is daar!

In hierdie uitgawe verskyn gunstelinge soos “Wikus te Goede”, “Die astrante snyertjie”, “Die standvastige bliksoldaatjie” en “Die keiser se nuwe klere.” Kom lag lekker saam met stories soos “Liewe Heksie en die Koekoekie” en “Spokie van Boosgelegen” en word betower deur sprokies soos “Elf wilde swane”, “Die tonteldoos” en “Die Groen Jonkvrou van die meer”.

'n Splinternuwe bundel met kortverhale vir leerders in Gr 7-9!

Onder andere is daar werk van Jeremy Veary, Jan van Tonder, Carina Stander, Diana Ferrus, EKM Dido, Derick van der Walt, Elrien Scheepers en Allison Matroos opgeneem. Die aanslag is perfek vir klasgebruik met woordelyste, 'n kort opsomming van elke verhaal en biografie van die skrywer, asook vrae en aktiwiteite na afloop van die lees.

Nicole en Pappa is mal oor hulle nuwe buurt en hulle het reeds ‘n klomp vriende gemaak. Daar is oom Samsodien met die mooi roostuin, tannie Bets met die poedels, die Masango-gesin met die twee klein dogtertjies, mevrou Carboni en haar kleinseun Luca met sy rekenaar en kitaar, die veearts en haar ontvangsdame, Simon in die rolstoel, en die busbestuurder wat elke dag vir Simon na sy toe skool neem.

Maar Nicole het steeds nie ’n maat van haar eie ouderdom nie. Iemand wat sy haar BESTE maat kan noem. Dan kom Zintle huis toe vir die skoolvakansie. Sy woon oorkant Nicole-hulle en al is sy blind, is sy baie onafhanklik en groot pret. Saam bou die twee maats vir Appelliefie ’n dam, maar hulle kry stry wanneer Nicole vir Zintle met alles probeer help, selfs met die dinge wat sy self kan doen. Asof dit nie genoeg is nie, is daar ook ’n droogte in Kaapstad. Hoe op aarde gaan hulle genoeg water kry om die dam vol te maak? Gelukkig is daar altyd hulp in ’n buurt soos hulle s’n …

Nicole en Pappa trek in ’n nuwe huis in Kaapstad in ná die dood van haar ma. Die nuwe huis voel vreemd en leeg, en Nicole mis vir Mamma vreeslik.

Wanneer Nicole verjaar, neem Pappa haar na die middestad om roomys te eet en vir haar nuwe skoene te koop. Hier ontdek hulle ’n beseerde gansie wat hulle saamneem huis toe.

Hulle bure help Om die gansie gesond te kry en sommer gou voel die nuwe huis en straat soos ‘n ware tuiste.

Henning van Aswegen skryf volkstories en kinderverhale oor die Vrystaat se hartlike mense en interessante diertjies wat hy tydens sy ongebonde grootwordjare langs Virginia se magtige Sandrivier teëgekom het.

In Vrystaatstories ontmoet die leser vir Mossieman en Geronkie die Donkie wat die niksvermoedende inwoners van die Vrystaat onderwerp aan avonture en poetse, meesal met onvoorspelbare en humoristiese gevolge.

Elke storie en elke skets is oorspronklik, uniek en humoristies – en is geskik vir kinders van 8-80 jaar.

Kinders leer om nie ander kinders af te knou nie (bullying); om kinders en diere met respek te behandel, om teen niemand te diskrimineer nie, en nie lelik en afbrekend met ander te praat nie.

Selfs die kleinste diertjies in die stories soos Mys die Muis, Spinne Spinnekop en ‘n Dowe Paddatjie word met respek en empatie behandel.

In Vrystaatstories word lesers deel van die karakters se koeterwaals en manewales!

Ingonyama En Ander Maats Met Leeueharte is ’n bundel propvol tematiese nuwerwetse verhale vir graadvier- tot graadseskinders van Afrikaans as eerste addisionele taal.

Dié bundel neem die riglyne van die KABV in ag en die Departement van Basiese Onderwys se strewe om laerskoolonderwys by die “Vierde Industriële Rewolusie” te betrek.

Elke verhaal bied:

• ’n besprekingstema en ’n woordelys;
• pre-leesvrae;
• vertalings van woorde;
• post-lees- kontekstuele vrae; en
• verrykingsaktiwiteite.

Carin Krahtz, Nelia Engelbrecht, Annelie Ferreira, Jaco Fouché, Troula Goosen, Henriëtte Linde-Loubser, Elrien Scheepers, Christina van Deventer, Annerle Barnard, De Wet Hugo, Carin Krahtz, Anzil Kulsen, Naomi Meyer, Christien Neser, Carina Stander, Marita van Aswegen, Elizbè Van der Colff, Derick van der Walt, Elizabeth Wasserman, Zelda Bezuidenhout, EKM Dido, Sidney Gilroy, Rouxnette Meiring, Chase Rhys, Cecilia Steyn, Fanie Viljoen, Sasha Richards

Scarlett Fife has BIG feelings. And she's about to get into BIG trouble. From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious new series, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

Scarlett Fife has BIG FEELINGS. And when she has BIG FEELINGS, they explode out of her like an over-squeezed stress ball.

Scarlett's in big trouble after a BIG FEELINGS episode leads to a runaway hamster getting into the vicar's trousers at her aunty's engagement party. If she loses her temper ONE MORE TIME, she's going to miss out on her trip to Mega Awesome Sicky Fun World, the best theme park on the planet.

But feelings are like slime in a party bag. No matter how much someone tells you to keep it in, it'll always find its way out. And very soon, Scarlett notices that every time she pushes her feelings down, something explodes. Like ... really, properly explodes.

It might be her teacher's slimy green smoothie. A huge pot of purple paint. Or a massive pile of elephant poo at the zoo. And let's hope Scarlett doesn't get mad at Aunty's wedding - that wedding cake is HUGE ...

Laugh-out-loud action for every child and parent who has ever lost control of their feelings - this is sparkling, heartwarming and beautifully illustrated throughout.

A brand new compilation of the best English poetry, short stories, dramas and folklore for the high school!

This anthology includes works by Sally Partridge, Fanie Viljoen, Mia Arderne, Hannes Barnard ... and more!

This collection perfectly suits the needs for teachers and learners, both home language and first additional language. A separate study guide will also be available so teachers can easily find additional material on all the texts.

Sanri Steyn droom daarvan om eendag ’n joernalis te word. En nie sommer enige joernalis nie. Haar naam sal op almal se lippe wees ... Superjoernalis Sanri Steyn. Sy het nie verniet haar eie koerant, die Raaiselfontein Gazette, begin nie. Op die dorpie Raaiselfontein beleef Sanri en haar beste vriend, Markus, allerlei vreemde avonture – van vampiere wat op die dorp kom woon, tot ’n weerwolfmeisie wat haar opwagting in hul klas maak! Die aweregse humor en lekker grillerige avonture in hierdie gewilde reeks sal seuns en meisies vasgenael hou!

Die derde Sanri Steyn-omnibus het ’n bekostigbare prys EN sluit ’n splinternuwe storie in. Die titels in hierdie omnibus is:

• Die rustelose mummie
• Die geraamte se geheim
• Die besoek van die meerminne

A full-colour short story taken from the magical Wishing-Chair series. Perfect for new readers. Be whisked away!

Mollie and Peter are very lucky - they have a Wishing-Chair that will fly them to any magical land and grant them their every wish!

And so when they arrive home from school for the half-terms holidays, they can't wait to embark on their next adventure!

Celebrate the beauty of springtime with Little Blue Truck! Young fans will love finding all sorts of baby animals beneath the flaps in this delightful novelty board book. Beep! Beep! Peep!

Being a princess is very hard work,

there's so much to do it would drive you berserk!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a REAL princess? How many thrones you need to sit on and how many hands you have to shake? Not to mention how many frogs you're supposed to kiss ... ?! BLEURGH. Perhaps being a regular girl is better after all ...

A hilarious feel-good story for all would-be princesses to help teach them they are perfect just as they are. From the author of the bestselling Princess Evie's Ponies series, and illustrator of the bestselling Royal Baby series.

A magical St. Patrick's Day twist on the popular nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider!"

The itsy bitsy leprechaun was hiding pots of gold.

Down came a rainbow, colorful and bold,

Out came his friends and they all began to look,

For the perfect four leaf clover hidden in this book!

The itsy bitsy leprechaun is ready for a St. Patrick's Day adventure as he searches for a lucky four-leaf clover. Little ones will love this magical twist on the classic nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider!"

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Get ready for a bumper edition of mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories!

Have a ghoulishly spooky halloween with Horrid Henry! This book contains six scary stories about things that go bump in the night, plus tons of fun jokes and activity pages to keep Horrid Henry fans of all ages entertained for hours.

An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.

From the rainforest to the savannah to the depths of the ocean, animal life in every continent and habitat has been affected by human activity. Louise McNaught's powerful animal portraits bring to life 20 stunning creatures and their fight for survival. Discover the dangers they face, the action being taken to protect them and their vital importance on Earth. Be inspired to join the movement to conserve species and find out how you can make a difference.

"We all have a fantastic opportunity to do more for wildlife right now. We must not leave it too late: extinction is forever." - Charlie Mayhew MBE, Chief Executive of Tusk

An all-new collection of short stories from the world of Magnus Chase!

Travel the Nine Worlds with your favourite characters from the world of Magnus Chase in a brand-new series of adventures.

Find out why Amir Fadlan hates clothes shopping in Midgard, see how Mallory Keen learns in icy Niflheim that insulting a dragon can be a good idea, and join Alex Fierro as they play with fire (and a disco sword) in the home of the fire giants, Muspellheim.

But watch out for Thor, who is jogging through all Nine Worlds so he can log his million steps - and is raising quite a stink . . .

In the game of love, young men and women weigh what they need from the opposite sex against what they need to find in themselves. This popular short story collection, including two never- before-published entries, gives teens a chance to witness the outcomes of 12 unique trysts. As relationships go either right or wrong, with surprising, often funny, always on-point results, mindful readers will appreciate the warning signs and perhaps save themselves from the same fate as these fictional protagonists.