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Everywhere Vuyo goes she learns new words. At home she learns about nature and food. Tata takes her to the library so that she can choose books. At school she and her friends make up songs from words their teacher taught them. She learns the words of hymns at Sunday school. And then one night she has a dream about words dancing … so she writes a beautiful poem about them. This book is also available in isiZulu, isiXhosa, Setswana and Afrikaans.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Athambile Masola EAN: 9781779992215 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 32 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 280 mm

PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan South Africa DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-01-08 CITY: GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Alphabet, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Words WIDTH: 210 mm SPINE:

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Early years: letters and words

Award-winning poet Athambile Masola has been writing across genres for almost two decades. Her commitment to storytelling comes from a child-hood full of stories and songs which shaped how she sees the world. She works across English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans as multilingualism has also shaped her love of stories. She has published children's history books, academic writing and creative non-fiction. Her debut poetry collection Ilifa (Uhlanga Press) was awarded the Best Poetry Prize by the HSS Awards in 2022. Athambile lives in Cape Town and teaches at the University of Cape Town. This is her first book with Pan Macmillan South Africa.

Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Athambile Masola EAN: 9781779992215 COUNTRY: South Africa PAGES: 32 WEIGHT: 500 g HEIGHT: 280 mm

Book Themes:

Early years: letters and words

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