Mickey has no cricket kit and his mom, a single parent, cannot afford a new one. He goes reluctantly to a charity shop where he buys a second-hand kit.

The charity shop owner suggests that the initials ‘JK’ on the bat mean that the bat belonged to Jacques Kallis. Mickey finds that he plays extraordinarily well with this bat and begins to believe that it is a ‘magic’ bat.

The coach wants to take Mickey to the district trials where he’ll be the youngest player. But disaster strikes when Mickey leaves his bat behind by mistake: he has to face playing without his magic bat.

MML 2017 Literature Award Winner.

Umbhali lapha uxoxa izindaba ezimfushane ezimayelana nezigigaba ezihlukene ngempilo yasemhlabeni. Ezindabeni, umbhali ubuye athinte kwezothando, ubudlelwano phakathi kwabantu nangokuthi omunye uthinteka kangakanani empilweni yomunye nasemphakathini aphila nawo. Lapha kusetshenziswe ubuciko obukhulu ukwenza ulimi lwesiZulu lube lula entsheni yamanje. The writer talks about life and its problems. ??He also touches on love and relationships. The writer aims to make the Zulu language easy for today’s youth to understand.

X-kit Achieve [subject, grade, e.g. Mathematics Grade 10] Study Guide has been revised to according incorporate the latest Assessment Guidelines (as outline in Section 4 of the CAPS), and updated with current trends to ensure the content remains relevant and applicable to learners. Written by experienced teachers, X-kit Achieve Study Guides are filled with step-by-step explanations, annotated diagrams and illustrated concepts, plenty of practice activities and answers, summary tables, and exam hints and tips.

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.

Hierdie spesiale kinderboek bevat tien omgeestories met hart.

Elke kind in juffrou Ansie se klas by Hoephoepieland het ’n eie storie wat in uitdagende omstandighede binne ’n multikulturele Suid- Afrikaanse konteks afspeel. Die situasies wissel van trauma (’n taxi-ongeluk, vreemdelingehaat, ’n huis wat afbrand en gesinsgeweld), mediese toestande (kongenitale hartdefek, ’n aansteeklike longsiekte en serebrale verlamming) tot verskillende gesinsamestellings (aanneming en ’n afwesige vader). Die outeur pak gewigtige kwessies met deernis, sensitiwiteit en fyn humor aan.

Die boek maak kinders bewus van ander se lewensomstandighede en help om hulle kapasiteit vir empatie te ontwikkel. Daar is ook agtergrondinligting oor elke storie se spesifieke tema asook vrae om oor te gesels.

Mog the Forgetful Cat is everyone's favourite family pet, and now you too can take her home with your very own cuddly MOG toy in this delightful book and toy gift set.Mog always seems to be in trouble. She forgets that she has a cat flap and she forgets that she has already eaten her supper. But one night, Mog's forgetfulness comes in very handy!This timeless tale of everyone's favourite forgetful cat is now presented in a beautiful book and toy gift set. Now MOG can bring her humour and joy to your home too, with a cuddly MOG toy and miniature paperback book.

Hierdie bundel stories is ʼn karos waarmee jy jou kind opnuut kan koester. Daarmee saam kom die genadegawe om waarlik mekaar se harte te hoor. Om dit reg te kry het jy nie geld of goed nodig nie. Al wat nodig is, is om vir slegs 20 minute elke aand sonder die selfoon, TV en al die 1001 dinge wat jou aandag deur die dag opeis vir jou kind ʼn storie te lees. Die sleutel tot behoorlike lees- en taalvaardigheid begin lank vóór gr. R – by iets eenvoudig soos ʼn slaaptydstorie en jou onverdeelde aandag. ’n Ideale boek vir jou kleinding wat hou van stories, rympies en speletjies.

Twelve extraordinary Doctor Who stories, each featuring a monstrous villain from the Doctor Who world.

On every planet that has existed or will exist, there is a winter . . .

Many of the peoples of Old Earth celebrated a winter festival. A time to huddle together against the cold; a time to celebrate being half-way out of the dark.

But shadows are everywhere, and there are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things, lurking in the cold between the stars.

Here are twelve stories - one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas - to remind you that to come out of the darkness we need to go into it in the first place.

We are not alone. We are not safe. And, whatever you do: don't blink.

Written by popular children's author, and lifelong Doctor Who fan, Dave Rudden.

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!

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

Never in their wildest dreams, could Mollie and Peter have imagined something so wonderful as a magic Wishing-Chair that will fly you anywhere and grant your every wish!

And so when a goblin steals their mother's ring, they set off on an adventure on the Wishing-Chair to the goblin village to get it back!

• Early start, Large print stories with a moral.

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.

Jacqueline Wilson's Happy Holidays is the perfect summer read for any fan!

Don’t just spend your summer holiday with just one pal from Jacqueline Wilson’s world, hang out with a whole bunch of them!
As well as puzzles, fun facts and activities this bumper book also features short stories from:

• Tracy Beaker
• Hetty Feather
• Beauty (from Cookie)
• Gemma (from Best Friends)
• Lily (from Lily Alone)
• Plus a holiday adventure with Tim and Biscuits from Cliffhanger!

Vir die eerste keer verskyn al vier Slym-boeke saam in een pragtige volkleur-omnibus, met illustrasies deur die skrywer, Fanie Viljoen. Dit sluit in:

- Slym: Die wêreld se eerste wurm in 'n paddakonsert

- Slym en die beker van geluk

- Slym en die gogga-sirkus

- Slym en die towertapyt

Langs die riete in Paddavlei,

daar waar al die paddas bly,

onder die grote hemelruim,

woon daar ook 'n wurm, Slym.

Op 'n dag word 'n wurm deur 'n voël gevang. Maar die wurm se naam is nie verniet Slym nie … Hy skrik so groot dat hy 'n bol vrotterige slym in die voël se bek skiet. Die voël skrik op sy beurt weer so groot dat hy vir Slym laat val … by 'n skool vir paddas.

En só begin 'n hele reeks avonture by die paddaskool, waar Slym vir juffrou Plat Anna en die ander onderwysers leer ken, hope gawe paddamaats soos Paddavoet en Brulbekkie maak, en moet ligloop vir Giftand die slang en die skoolboelie, Padarotti.

Fanie Viljoen se Slym-reeks is nie verniet so gewild nie. Sedert die verskyning van die eerste Slym-boek in 2004 het dié oulike wurm en sy aanhangers al hope avonture saam beleef. Slym het die eerste wurm geword wat in 'n paddakonsert gesing het, hy het 'n draai by die gogga-sirkus gemaak, die paddakoning ontmoet en selfs op 'n towertapyt gery! Boonop het hy sommer twee ATKV-Woordveertjies ook ingepalm!

Vir die eerste keer verskyn al vier Slym-boeke saam in een pragtige volkleur-omnibus, met illustrasies deur die skrywer, Fanie Viljoen. Dit sluit in:

- Slym: Die wêreld se eerste wurm in 'n paddakonsert

- Slym en die beker van geluk

- Slym en die gogga-sirkus

- Slym en die towertapyt

• Early start, Large print stories with a moral.

When Luke is confronted with Stellar, his superpowered twin from another dimension, he is highly suspicious. No one travels through time and space without a plan, and that plan is usually EVIL. So what does Stellar want? And why is he so UNBELIEVABLY IRRITATING? From his superhero hair to his rocket-powered shoes, Stellar is up to no good, and Luke must BRING HIM DOWN! My Evil Twin Is a Supervillain is the third instalment of Luke's laugh-out-loud adventures. From the author of My Brother Is a Superhero, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the British Book Industry Awards Children's Book of the Year. Books don't come much funnier than these! Packed with heart and soul, this series is perfect for fans of David Baddiel and David Walliams. My Brother Is a Superhero My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord My Evil Twin is a Supervillain My Arch-Enemy is a Brain in a Jar My Cousin is a Time-Traveller

• Early start, Large print stories with a moral.

Return to the world of Mortal Engines in this new book of three short stories about the rebellious young aviatrix, Anna Fang, illustrated by Ian McQue. A key character in the Mortal Engines book and film, this is your chance to learn more of her past. Night Flights includes Traction City, the 2011 World Book Day Book by Philip Reeve. In a dangerous future world where gigantic, motorised cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. But Anna Fang - pilot, adventurer, spy - isn't afraid. The three stories show gripping, moving, exciting moments in Anna Fang's life: her childhood as a slave aboard the moving city Arkangel, a showdown against a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control and her free life as an intelligence agent for the Anti-Traction league that might not be quite as free as she hoped.

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!

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.

Academy Award-winning actress, director, producer, and activist Natalie Portman retells three classic fables and imbues them with wit and wisdom.

From realizing that there is no "right" way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman's Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons.

Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice and perfectly paired with Janna Mattia's charming artwork, Portman's insightful retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse are ideal for reading aloud and are sure to become beloved additions to family libraries.

The true story of social media sensation Esther the Wonder Pig and her two dads that inspired the New York Times bestselling memoir for adults is now being told in a picture book with adorable illustrations and a message of love.

When Steve and Derek adopted a mini pig named Esther, they had no idea that she would turn out to be not-so-mini after all. When her new family saw just how big and wonderful Esther really was, they fell in love--and their lives changed forever. Esther would soon grow too large for her bed, and their small apartment. She got into everything, including her neighbor's tasty garden. So the whole family moved from a small apartment to a big farm, where Esther and her animal friends could fit happily (and get into a little less mischief). Eventually, that farm would become the Happily Esther After animal sanctuary, home to rescued animals of all kinds.

Hierdie is ’n boeiende versameling van meer as 30 verhale van werklike honde, insluitende filmsterre met pelse, honde wat graag help, wetenskapsupersterre en oorlogshelde. Hierdie heldhaftige honde is die sterre van hulle eie stories. Lees ook oor honde wat rekords breek, honde in die letterkunde, babahonde wat roem op die internet gewerf het en nog meer …

• Early start, Large print stories with a moral.

One climbed UP the tree and two came DOWN. But who is at the billabong, waiting to have a party?