For the best children's books, reach for the stars!. Big Books are a fantastic way to get learners actively involved in learning to read. This Big Book has simple text and clear, attractive illustrations for teachers to read to a whole class or a group of learners. Afterwards, learners can read the corresponding small book, Hatching Chickens, on their own or with a partner. Hatching Chickens combines an enjoyable story with accessible information about how chickens develop. It is suitable for learners in Grade 1. The Stars of Africa Starting Teacher's Guide, for teachers in Grade R and Grade 1, will give you useful ideas for using this Big Book.

This book about a girl and boy getting ready for school, includes brightly coloured images to illustrate their school items. Excellent for developing vocabulary. Stars of Africa is an exciting reading series for learners from Grade R to Grade 7. The series contains a wonderful selection for Foundation Phase learners to build their confidence as readers, widen their knowledge as learners and increase their reading pleasure.

• There are two types of books in the series:
• Stories: The stories are beautifully illustrated in full colour, set in urban and rural envrionments in countries all over Africa, and include titles to appeal to every child.
• Info (Information) Books. The info books introduce concepts and content from all learning areas and are illustrated in full colour to stimulate reading and learning.

• The books are divided into four levels:
• Starting - for Grades R and 1
• Practising - for Grades 2 and 3
• Improving - for Grades 4 and 5
• Independence - for Grades 6 and 7

• Within each level, the books have been graded further for difficulty into three sub-levels: A, B and C.

• For learners in Grades R-3, Stars of Africa has:
• books with no text, and beautiful illustrations
• books with very simple, repeated text
• Big Books, for teachers to use with a whole class
• stories and information books
• books with simple captions
• books with photographs
• counting books and alphabet books
• a book with rhymes, poems and song
• books about life and growing up in Africa
• books that provide knowledge of and encourage a love for the environment
• a dictionary activity book
• a book that deals with the experience of AIDS
• a book that celebrates children's rights
• a personal dictionary Activity Book that learners can use to compile their own word list for each letter of the alphabet.

This beautifully illustrated book shows how sunshine effects our everyday lives. Stars of Africa is an exciting reading series for learners from Grade R to Grade 7. The series contains a wonderful selection for Foundation Phase learners to build their confidence as readers, widen their knowledge as learners and increase their reading pleasure.

• There are two types of books in the series:
• Stories: The stories are beautifully illustrated in full colour, set in urban and rural envrionments in countries all over Africa, and include titles to appeal to every child.
• Info (Information) Books. The info books introduce concepts and content from all learning areas and are illustrated in full colour to stimulate reading and learning.

• The books are divided into four levels:
• Starting - for Grades R and 1
• Practising - for Grades 2 and 3
• Improving - for Grades 4 and 5
• Independence - for Grades 6 and 7

• Within each level, the books have been graded further for difficulty into three sub-levels: A, B and C.

• For learners in Grades R-3, Stars of Africa has:
• books with no text, and beautiful illustrations
• books with very simple, repeated text
• Big Books, for teachers to use with a whole class
• stories and information books
• books with simple captions
• books with photographs
• counting books and alphabet books
• a book with rhymes, poems and song
• books about life and growing up in Africa
• books that provide knowledge of and encourage a love for the environment
• a dictionary activity book
• a book that deals with the experience of AIDS
• a book that celebrates children's rights
• a personal dictionary Activity Book that learners can use to compile their own word list for each letter of the alphabet.

Stars of Africa is an exciting reading series about Africa for children in Africa (Grades R to 7). The series contains a wonderful selection for learners to build their confidence as readers, widen their knowledge as learners and increase their reading pleasure.

The books are carefully graded to meet learners' needs at each stage of their intellectual and psychological development and are divided into four levels. Course components include story books, information books, a Dictionary Activity Book and Teacher's Files.

Learner material:

• Beautiful, full-colour illustrations will capture the learners' interest and support their reading.
• The stories are from the past and present and celebrate Africa's great diversity.
• The information books introduce topics such as history, animals, geography, science, health and safety, numeracy, children's rights and the environment.
• A personal Dictionary Activity Book allows learners to compile their own word lists for each letter of the alphabet.