Following on the success of their first story, Where in the World?, Octavia, Theo and Sofie, the exploratious trio, embark on another exciting journey, this time to the Children's Cricket Conference.

Using the MRT (mind rapid transport) system, they visit their friends in the 14 countries taking part in the international cricket tournament in Asia in 2011. Not only do they learn many interesting things about the countries they visit, they also learn about cricket. Riddles, quizzes and quirky cricketisms offer engaging activities to encourage learning.

For those who haven't met Octavia before, exploratious means 'smart, friendly, eager to learn and curious about the world.' Join them and have fun while you learn.

CleverBabyisaphotographiclift-the-flapbookdesignedtoencouragedevelopment. Babies will love looking at images of different children achieving key milestones such as walking, talking and feedingthemselves. With repetitive rhyming text to read and big sturdy flaps to lift, it is the perfect book for parents and babies to enjoy and have funtogether.

Bettie van Riet en ou Stokkies van Graan het reg langs mekaar in die weiland gestaan. Hul was lief vir mekaar en wou graag trou, maar hy moes haar eers red van ’n ander ou! Terwyl Stokkies van Graan alles vir die bruilof in orde probeer kry, neem Albertus van Hooy sy intrek op die weiland … Albertus probeer Bettie se hart wen met sy sierlike maniertjies en sy Kubaanse sigare, maar strooi en sigare is nie ’n goeie kombinasie nie! Sal Stokkies van Graan betyds terug wees om sy liewe Bettie te red?

Elmer, die kleurvolle olifant, is ’n kleutergunsteling sedert sy skepping in 1989. Die reeks is bekend aan miljoene, en het al meer as 4 miljoen kopiee verkoop regoor die wereld, in meer as 40 tale. Die subtiele boodskap, dat dit aanvaarbaar is om anders te wees, word gekombineer met die lewendige kleur en astrante humor van die hoofkarakter. Dit is twee dae voor die Elmer Dag-optog – die dag wanneer olifante hulleself met helder patrone versier. Maar Elmer, die veelkleurige olifant, is verveeld en besluit om vir die grys olifante ’n yslike poets te bak.

Young detectives will never tire of this picture-search puzzle book. Readers can pore over seventeen cleverly illustrated scenes of events from the life of Jesus to find the answers to the questions posed on each page. Some puzzles involve looking for details of everyday life, others highlight things that happened in the Bible stories, offering hours of entertainment to readers as they search for the answers. With lots to find, this kind of picture book is particularly great for visual learners, helping all children gain key insights into the life of Jesus as they super sleuth their way through the book.

Young detectives can pore over more than 17 scenes of Bible events to find the answers to questions posed on each page in this brilliantly imagined seek-and-find puzzle book. Each two-page spread, accompanied by pertinent and engaging Bible trivia, is brightly and engagingly illustrated, with the main scene taking up the center of the page and the items to "seek" decorating the edges. Some puzzles involve looking for details of everyday life, others highlight things that happened in the Bible stories—offering hours of fun to readers as they search for the answers. With lots to find, this kind of picture book is particularly great for reluctant readers and visual learners, helping all children get an overview of the Bible's history and content as they super-sleuth their way through to the end.

Walter raak op die vreemdste plekke aan die slaap; in die middel van ’n hewige storm, in die swembad, selfs op sy eie verjaarsdagpartytjie. Sy bekommerde ouers sleep hom na allerhande dokters toe en probeer alles om hom wakker te maak – van gruwelike spinnekoppe en ’n groot blaasorkes van 65 musikante. Maar niks of niemand kan hom wakker maak nie. Dan gebeur daar egter iets verrassends. ’n Prettige prenteboek oor slaap met groot illustrasies en treffende moderne ontwerp deur Pieter Gaudesaboos.

Ontdek in Afrikaans: Amki en Zanda leesreeks

• Hierdie reeks het ten doel om Afrikaans vir kinders op 'n prettige manier deur middel van 'n oulike storie te leer en is veral gerig op Tweede Taal leerders. Amki en Zanda is van planeet Mars en neem elke kind saam op 'n heerlike avontuur om woordeskat en konsepte in Afrikaans te ontdek.

• 5 boeke in die reeks, elk met 2 stories.

• Kleurvolle illustrasies, 'n Afrikaans / Engelse woordelys en werksopdragte

• Die reeks is gemik op Tweede Taal leerders (Gr 3 - 6) wat Afrikaans as Akademiese taal moet leer. Ook geskik vir kinders (ouderdom 8 - 10) wat reeds goed Afrikaans kan lees.