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In 2006, Jacana Media started a new division to cater for a growing demand for books that would appeal to younger audiences. Jacana has a reputation for publishing books that are entirely southern African in content, idiom, illustration and style. Our focus has been on producing high-quality materials that are appropriate, fun and enjoyable for readers aged between two and sixteen. Jacana publishes books on a range of topics and genres, including reference books on South African history, geography and culture; award-winning illustrated children’s fiction; and challenging and current fiction for teenagers.
Most of our materials are suitable for ABET and second-language readers. Our children’s picture books are also being used as Foundation Phase readers. Jacana has made it a proud tradition to publish in all 11 official South African languages, where possible. This supports our commitment to growing a culture of reading in South Africa and allowing children to read in the vernacular.
For the full PDF version of the Jacana Children's Catalogue, click here.
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| A Friend For Asanda |
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R55.00
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As Mama watches from afar, Asanda visits the animals in her world looking for a new friend. The gorgeous drawings in the book help tell the story of little Asanda to children aged between 2 and 7.
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| Abahlobo abathathu netekisi |
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R79.95
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Summary
Le ntsomi uzakuyifunda umbhali wayo wayibaliselwa ngowayekhokela kwitekisi yeziqithi zeComores.
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| Abangane abathathu nethekisi |
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R79.95
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Summary
Lendaba ozoyifunda umbhali wayixoxelwa indoda yendawo esethekisini
esiqhingini saseComores.
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| An African Christmas Cloth (Hardcover) |
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R175.00
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This is the children's book parents will buy for themselves, as much for their children! Artist/writer, Reviva Schermbrucker, has done what must be a first in the history of publishing -embroidered an advent calendar for children in story form.
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| An African Christmas Cloth (Paperback) |
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R95.00
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This is the children's book parents will buy for themselves, as much for their children!
Artist/writer, Reviva Schermbrucker, has done what must be a first in the history of publishing -embroidered an advent calendar for children in story form.
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| Baby Baobab |
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R69.95
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Baby Baobab may be the tallest, greenest tree, but can he learn to share?
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| Blood's Mist |
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R165.00
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(/Kaunu) fell asleep…only to find himself caught up in a frightening dream. Mist was swirling all around him: thick mist, cold and threatening – !Khwa’s mist. Then cries and screams echoed out of the dense, white blanket. Swirling, smoking, the mist turne
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| Bushbaby Night |
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R120.00
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"In the forest
All is Quiet
Except for the chirps and tinklings of frogs
And the faint squeak of a bat.
Bushbabies run quiet as shadows
Along leafy branches,
Searching for food in the night."
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| Call on the Wind |
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R110.00
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Call on the Wind tells the story of Isaak and Liesa, young people growing up in a small Griqua fishing village on the Tsitsikamma coast.
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| Cornelia Button and the Globe of Gamagion |
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R125.00
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This beautifully crafted fantasy weaves between the real world of Bez Valley and the imaginary Kingdom of Gamagion. Besides telling an original and entertaining story, the book provides insight into the everyday lives of South Africans.
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| Die 'Cool' Nguni |
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R79.95
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Summary
Kyk bietjie op. Kyk op na al die Ngunikuddes in die hemelruim.
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| Drie Vriende en 'n Taxi |
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R79.95
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Dit is ’n storie wat aan die hele Afrika en die mense van Afrika behoort.
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| Exploring Our Biomes (Boxed Set) |
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R1 000.00
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Summary
The books have been written for learners looking for reliable and concise
information on the biomes of South Africa.
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| Exploring Our Provinces Box Set |
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R1 710.00
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Summary
In an effort to improve and widen the knowledge of all South Africans about crucial aspects of South Africa's geography, history, environment, tourism, economy and culture, a series of books called Exploring Our Provinces has been developed.
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| Freedom Day April 27 |
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R190.00
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This book will explain the importance of voting, the 300-year struggle for the vote in South Africa, and the role voting plays in keeping a democracy alive.
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| God's Dream |
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R110.00
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In warm and simple words, Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu reaches out to children everywhere with his inspiring message of love and forgiveness.
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| Great People, Great Places of South Africa (Boxed Set) |
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R1 140.00
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The sixth book is a practical guide for both learners and teachers on how to conduct an oral history project.
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| Human Rights Day March 21 |
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R130.00
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The second book in the series, Exploring our National Days, aimed at improving and widening the knowledge of our youth.
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| INguni Elihle |
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R79.95
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Bheka laphaya phezulu. Bheka umhlambi wezinkomo zezulu zesiNguni.
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| Lucky Fish! |
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R145.00
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Lucky Fish! is a novel set in Johannesburg during the 1960s and is told by a 13-year old boy named Stephen. This account of Stephen's life during the apartheid regime, when his parents, Ivor and Lucy, became political prisoners at the same time.
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| Mealies and Beans |
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R99.95
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Gaps and his cousin, Sugarbean, want to grow mealies and beans for the Farmers show. Will they win the prize for the best crop?
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| Nagapies is Nagdiertjies |
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R120.00
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Summary
"Alles is stil
In die woud.
Jy hoor net paddas wat kwirk en kwaak
End die dowwe gepiep van 'n vlermuis.
Hardloop die nagapies suutjies
Tussen die blaarryke takke deur,
Soekend na kos vir die nag."
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| Nyama and the Eland |
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R89.95
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This is the coming-of-age story of Nyama, a young San girl, as she listens to her grandmother's traditional stories. She takes part in a traditional ceremony that leads her on her own journey to finding out more about herslef and her people.
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| Ontdek Ons Provinsies |
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R1 350.00
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In ’n poging om Suid-Afrikaners se kennis uit te brei oor kritieke aspekte
van die geografie, geskiedenis, omgewing, toerisme, ekonomie en kultuur
van die land is ’n reeks boeke met die titel Ontdek ons Provinsies,
ontwikkel.
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| Sharp Sharp Zulu Dog |
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R135.00
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Vusi, an eleven-year-old Zulu boy growing up in poverty in rural South Africa, is enchanted by the helpless puppy he finds in the bush and adopts it as his own. He names it Gillette for its razor-sharp teeth and hides it from his mother.
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| Something To Do |
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R55.00
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Using rhythmic text to help build children’s reading skills, combined with gorgeous illustrations
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| The Cool Nguni |
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R79.95
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The Cool Nguni is a richly illustrated story about a young Nguni calf who questions his identity in relation to other cattle breeds from across the sea.
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| The Long Trousers |
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R99.95
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Back by popular demand, Jacana Media is proud to announce the next title in the Nguni series by the award-winning Bester sisters. In this new story, we find Gaps in the midst of frantic, colourful wedding preparations. His big sister is about to get marri
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| The Missing Ball |
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R99.95
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Gaps and his cousin Sugarbean want to play a game of soccer before sundown! Help them find their missing ball, hidden somewhere in this wonderful African setting.
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| The Story of Lucky Simelane |
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R125.00
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Lucky Simelane's search for his true identity. Lucky has been brought up in a small rural black community. But is he really black? The others tease him because of his light brown eyes and blond hair.
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