Download or read book Themba and the Great Lion written by Eligah Boykin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The talking drums of Bala thunder out a tale of high adventure. Themba and his wife, Sisiwe, along with Mother Makanya and the rest of the villagers in his tribe, tremble in terror and groan in misery. The whole community toils and sweats in sorrow and starts at the ferocious roar of their king, Sihkulumi, the Great Lion. Grandsire Damasi, a wise and sly elder, sets upon Themba the task of questing to the land beyond the hills. Should he dare, he will meet here the challenge of the three tests; and should he pass them, acquire the Ivory Necklace of Wisdom. Can Themba find the courage, cleverness, and wisdom to defeat the great and terrible lion Sihkulumi and somehow end the pain and suffering of his people? Now come with him as he taps the Staff of Truth three times and find out!

Download or read book Themba s Excursions written by Hennie Jones and published by Europa Edizioni. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in contemporary South Africa, the story unfolds as we witness through the eyes of a boy the discovery of a world he did not know existed outside the boundaries of his little village and modest home. Fretted unspeakably and suddenly by his mother to flee away with an apparent trusted stranger with no given destination and forced by design to an escapist adventure full of wonders, young teenager Themba takes us on a journey permeated by mystery, secrets, beauty, possibilities, unmissable chances, danger, harsh realities and lucky moments aided by favorably unforeseen twists and turns of events, and fairytale-like reunions. The novel is compelling and engaging. The characters Themba encounters on his path are well rounded and the situations full of details. The African landscape and its vivid wildlife diversity are also ever-present protagonists on this scenic route filling the modern story with karmic nuances, sprinkled with magically ancestral wisdom and ritualistic folklore. The book is certainly suitable for both adults and kids aged 13 and above. Hennie Jones was born in extremely poor circumstances on 23rd August 1942 in Modderdrift in the Vioolsdrift area on the banks of the Orange River between South Africa and Namibia. The author grew up moving around with his large family in South West Africa; while living in modest dwellings, changing several schools and colleges until reaching adulthood when he started working in the government service and police while studying extra mural at the University of Pretoria and Bloemfontein where he obtained the degrees B.A. Hons., M.A., D. Litt., and a Higher Diploma in Education. He worked as a language teacher (Afrikaans, English and German) in different schools in Namibia and South Africa and as senior teacher, head of department, principal, inspector for schools and director for education, mostly for learners of African origin. He joined several South African Universities as lecturer, senior lecturer, professor and dean of arts until his retirement. During this time, he wrote different articles for magazines and did extensive research on Khoisan folklore. After retirement he continued teaching in several schools (Afrikaans, English, History, German and Maths). During this time he wrote several published books in Afrikaans and English and worked on translations. He enjoys nature, wildlife, rural areas of the African countries and the Gariep Dam where he settled on the bank of the Orange River.

Download or read book Scarred Lions written by Fanie Viljoen and published by Raven Books. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buyisiwe feels like a stranger in the place where he grew up. He simply cannot shrug off the feeling of dread following him through the streets of London. And then he receives the terrible news. His mother can't take care of him anymore; he has to go and live with his estranged father, Themba, in Africa.Africa is not what Buyisiwe expected it to be. It is a place of great beauty and splendour, magnificent animals and terrible danger. And now a scarred, man-eating lion prowls the game reserve, waiting for his next victim. The hunt is on. Who will survive? And will Buyisiwe finally find a place where he really belongs?

Download or read book Aunt Alice and the Lion written by Lindsay Norman and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Themba and his brother and sister go to meet Aunt Alice at the station, she's hiding in a tree, claiming that there is a lion about. Her visit is filled with funny situations about the lion she is convinced is lurking about.

Download or read book The Immortals written by Jaylen B.T. Kroupa and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rick Ferno is descended from King Arthur, hes the son of the sky Dragon, and prophesized future King of the planet. On top of all that, hes destined to fight a powerful Dragon known as Pavane, for the fate of the universe. Oh, and hes fourteen. The battle of the Dragons has exploded over the last several months, with Pavanes army growing in numbers, and surrounding every stronghold. Rick and his friends must soon leave school to embark on another long and perilous journey, to the most unreachable places on earth. The four seem focused and determined, but Rick has been bitten by the love bug, and Dawn struggles with the thought of joining her father. Young Rick soon discovers that there is a riddle-like prophecy concerning him, but what he finds doesnt put his mind to ease. Then, when things start to look up, Pavane appears at the school with a dire warning for his enemies. The Immortals are coming Brilliantly narrated, fast-paced, and hilariously documented, the story of Rick Ferno lives on in Kroupas second book; The Immortals. With a brand-new plethora of characters and terrifying monsters, the world of these extraordinary teens grows even more unpredictable. Succeeding The Breath Of A Dragon, this story grabs the imagination and pulls it to the electrifying finish.

Download or read book The Elephants Are Coming written by Lindsay Norman and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year old Themba dreams of joining his father and older brother in chasing the elephants away if they should come to eat their corn, as they did last year. Sadly, everyone tells him that he is too young and must stay at home to protect his mother, sister and grandfather while his father and brother are away. But danger lurks much closer to home! Readers will have to find out if Themba will be brave enough for the challenge. The book concludes with factual information on elephants, with colour photographs. The story is set in Ngamo Village in the Tsholotsho District on the southern border of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. Ngamo has a primary and secondary school, and the primary school looks exactly like the school featured in the story. Money raised from the sale of the book goes towards furthering literacy and education in the Tsholotsho District. For more information, visit www.hwange-schools.com or www.imvelosafarilodges.com

Download or read book Lion Diaries written by Keli Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keli shares how her experiences with the majestic lions changed her life. The book delves into quantum entanglement theory, meditation, energy healing and animal telepathic communication, and includes a stunning photo gallery.

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Botswana written by Fred Morton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Botswana_through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_provides an important reference on this burgeoning African country.

Download or read book Marked written by Bitten Twice and published by Bitten Twice. This book was released on 2011-04-09 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Skip Jordan and the Angels of Light Book 2 written by Christopher Shennan and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skip Jordan and his friends have faced the powers of darkness before; they have confronted the deceptions of witchcraft, and done battle with demonic entities. They have seen The Veil of Deception, and prevailed against seemingly impossible odds, but what they are called to face now is more ominous than anything they have known before. Skip Jordan is dreaming again. Their former friend Roger Wilson, missing for almost a year, appears in the dream. He also sees Ntambo, the African preacher who had saved Skip from death when he was only four years old. Against the backdrop of Victoria Falls in Africa, or, as the locals know it, The Smoke That Thunders, he sees his black friend hounded over the edge into the gorge below. Skip has no doubt the dream is a call for he and his friends to launch a rescue mission to save Roger, and others, from the clutches of witchcraft. Only two months short of his fifteenth birthday, they leave for Africa on an adventure that could very well be their last. They face attacks from demons, lying wonders, and end up in a secret place known as The Lion s Den. In this evil place no escape is possible; only death awaits them. Will their faith be sufficient to carry them through? Will their youth and inexperience cause them to fail? Or is there help on the way, both human and divine, that will lead them to final victory? This second volume in the SKIP JORDAN series, told with a blend of fantasy, drama and adventure, cannot fail to excite, challenge, and bless all who read it

Download or read book Red Earth written by Tony Park and published by Ingwe Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assassin is on the loose and a baby has gone missing in South Africa - it's up to a vulture researcher and a helicopter pilot track down the innocent and stop the guilty. How will they know the difference? On the outskirts of Durban, Suzanne Fessey fights back during a vicious carjacking. She kills one thief but the other, wounded, escapes with her baby strapped into the back seat. Called in to pursue the missing vehicle are helicopter tracker pilot Nia Carras from the air, and Mike Dunn, a nearby wildlife researcher, from the ground. But South Africa’s police have even bigger problems: a suicide bomber has killed the visiting American Ambassador, and chaos has descended on Kwa-Zulu Natal. As the missing baby is tracked through wild game reserves from Zululand to Zimbabwe, Mike and Nia come to realise that the war on terror has well and truly invaded their part of the world.

Download or read book Beyond Memory written by Max Mojapelo and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2008 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa possesses one of the richest popular music traditions in the world - from marabi to mbaqanga, from boeremusiek to bubblegum, from kwela to kwaito. Yet the risk that future generations of South Africans will not know their musical roots is very real. Of all the recordings made here since the 1930s, thousands have been lost for ever, for the powers-that-be never deemed them worthy of preservation. And if one peruses the books that exist on South African popular music, one still fi nds that their authors have on occasion jumped to conclusions that were not as foregone as they had assumed. Yet the fault lies not with them, rather in the fact that there has been precious little documentation in South Africa of who played what, or who recorded what, with whom, and when. This is true of all music-making in this country, though it is most striking in the musics of the black communities. Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music is an invaluable publication because it offers a first-hand account of the South African music scene of the past decades from the pen of a man, Max Thamagana Mojapelo, who was situated in the very thick of things, thanks to his job as a deejay at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. This book - astonishing for the breadth of its coverage - is based on his diaries, on interviews he conducted and on numerous other sources, and we find in it not only the well-known names of recent South African music but a countless host of others whose contribution must be recorded if we and future generations are to gain an accurate picture of South African music history of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Download or read book Drawing Painting Cats written by Bearcroft and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Their Wildest Safari Dream written by Suzanne Merchant and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this electrifying Harlequin Romance debut by Suzanne Merchant, temperatures soar under the heat of the African sun when this couple meet again, but will their sizzling chemistry be enough to make her stay? Returning home… …to a dream come true? Stepping into the heat of the African sun is a reminder of the only place zoologist Anna ever called home. Yet the painful memories of leaving are still fresh. Seeing unrequited love Jack again sets her temperature soaring. With a fiercely shielded heart, Jack has always focused on the Themba game reserve, but he’s never forgotten Anna. Now she’s back and the chemistry they once tried to ignore is electrifying. Will it be enough to make Anna stay? From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.

Download or read book Black Books Galore Guide to Great African American Children s Books about Boys written by Black Books Galore! and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Treasury of Hundreds of Books that Help Boys Grow and Flourish "Images-strong, proud and happy, brave, and now also humorous . . . what a joy it is to see black faces of all shades in our children's books."-Doug E. Doug, Actor, The Bill Cosby Show "As a child . . . I wish there had been more books that reflected my world and my interests."-Earl G. Graves, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO, Black Enterprise magazine How do you know which books are the best for boys at every age? Now, two of the mothers who founded the esteemed Black Books Galore!-the nation's leading organizer of African American children's book festivals-and the authors of the highly acclaimed Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books, share their expert advice. Let BBG! help you open the door to a wonderful world of reading for the boys in your life. Invaluable for parents, teachers, and librarians, this easy-to-use, delightfully illustrated reference guide features: * Quick, lively descriptions of over 350 books * Hundreds of young black heroes and positive role models * Reflections from kids, famous authors, illustrators, and public figures about their favorite childhood books * Easy-to-find listings organized by age level and indexed by title, topic, author, and illustrator * Recommended reading for parents of boys "This is a great resource that fills a tremendous need. It should be on parents' shelves at home as well as in every school."-Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D., Harvard Medical School, on Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books

Download or read book The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999 2000 written by New York Times Theater Reviews and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Download or read book Tribe written by Rahla Xenopoulos and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is Ibiza 1997 and rave culture is at its peak. A period of dancing and hedonism forges an unbreakable bond between six friends: an unshakeable tribe is formed. Sharing a deep connection, their dependence on one another will intensify over the years, until one member’s flirtation with death shatters their group. Twelve years on, the tribe reunites for an intense and claustrophobic week at a luxury game lodge in South Africa. As each of the friends battle to come to terms with their present and their shared past, old resentments come to the fore, exposing guilt, and respinning their complicated web of relationships. Rahla Xenopoulos’s Tribe is a compelling story of friendships, loves and lives. Exhilarating and potent, Tribe navigates the fault lines of human connections in search of common ground. “Composed of musical dialogue and discordant truths, Tribe is a startling, witty ballad on the difference between privilege and freedom.” – Diane Awerbuck, author of Gardening at Night and Home Remedies