Southern Africa has the richest and most diverse grouping of succulents in the world. Vetplant Fairies is a collection of verse for children about indigenous succulents and the imaginary beings who live among them, written by two of our finest poets, Ingrid de Kok and Antjie Krog.

The book is beautifully illustrated in full colour by Fiona Moodie in the style of Fynbos Fairies, its hugely successful predecessor.

The scientific name for each plant is included in this enchanting new classic.

Umlozi yiqoqo lezinkondlo ezixubile, zohlobo olwahlukene, nezikhuluma ngempilo yabantu bomdabu kulelizwe. Kukhona eziphathelene nothando, kukhona ezidumisa imvelo kanye noMvelinqangi, kukhona ezikhuluma ngezinyanga nezidumisa amasiko, kubuye kubekhona ezomunyu kanye nezikhuluma ngempilo yabantu abansundu kulelizwe ngaphansi kombuso wengcindezelo. This Zulu poetry anthology focuses on important issues like culture, love, politics, and so on.

Suider-Afrika het die rykste en uiteenlopendste groepering vetplante ter wêreld. Vetplantfeetjies is ’n versameling kinderryme en pragtige kunswerk oor inheemse vetplante wat ook feetjies is, in die styl van Fynbosfeetjies, die boek se suksesvolle voorganger. Antjie Krog en Ingrid de Kok het die verse geskryf, en Fiona Moodie het kunswerk in volkleur geskep. Soos in Fynbosfeetjies, kry die plantjies se wonderlike volksname lewe en word die wetenskaplike name ook aangedui in ’n boek wat gou ’n klassieke werk sal raak.

Mmoki o re ruta ka pharologano ya maboko a segologolo le a segompieno. Kwa bofelong jwa karolo nngwe le nngwe ya leboko go tlhagelela dipotso tse di tlhatlhobang gore a o tlhaloganya poko eo. The poet explores traditional, praise and modern poetic forms. At the end of each section, there are questions to enable a focused reading of the poems.

Abahlokomi bale nkondlo kabaqali ukuhaya. Bobabili sebeke bayihaya inkondlo kaPhunga noMageba ngempindelelo. Ekuhayeni kwabo kuma nalowo odlula ngendlela ashaye ihlimbe, ancincize ezw' ubumnandi benhlokomo yenkondlo. This collection of poems is very exciting and interesting to read, and has attracted a lot of readers.

Puku ye e tsweletsa mosomo wa boikgopolelo bja bangwadi ba bararo woo o somisago ditaele le mokgwa go akaretsa dithetotumiso, sonete, dithetosello le medumo. E fa thekgo yeo morutisi a e hlokago mabapi le kelo le mekgwa ya go ruta. This is a creative work that offers readers a variety of styles and forms, including praise poems, sonnets, elegies and rhymes. It also offers teachers support and methods of approach when teaching poetry.

Le yindlela yezibongo zemveli ebonakalisa indlela ende ehanjwe lolu didi loncwadi kwinkqubela yalo. Iqala kwizibongo zikaNtsikana apho abonga khona uThixo kwinkulungwane yeshumi elinesithoba, kubandakanywe izibongo zomthonyama ezigqwesileyo. Lenziwe nelinge elincomekayo lokunika iintsingiselo zamagama anqabileyo. Indaba yotyelo ayikholi, zifundele. This anthology of traditional poems truly reflects the big strides that this genre has made in terms of development. It embraces a handful of quality traditional poems.

Le mihobe nezibongo zingemiba yeziganeko neziphene ezaziyingxubakaxaka kwezopolitiko ingakumbi kwiMpuma-Koloni phakathi kweminyaka yowe-1980 ukuya kowe-1990. Umbhali uqala ngemihotyana emifutshane, waphela ngemide. Abafundi baza kuncedakala kuba iintsingiselo zamagama antsokothileyo zicacisiwe kuluhlu lwamagama antsingiselo zintsokothileyo. These poems cover incidents and issues especially issues that affected the Eastern Cape. It educates people about the different issues that affect their lives.

Le yincwadi yemibongo egxile kakhulu kwezokuhlala kambe ke ingazilibalanga nezopolitiko. Ezi zibongo azijolisanga nje kubantu abadala koko zijolise komncinane nomdala, awazi amasiko akhe, imvelaphi yakhe kwaye azi nangelizwe lakhe. Naso ke phambi kwakho isithebe, ingulowo makazisikele indawo ayithandayo. This poetry book focuses on social and political issues.