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First Step - Math
READING LEVEL 1-2 • INTEREST LEVEL EARLY YEARS - KS1
READING LEVEL 1-2 • INTEREST LEVEL EARLY YEARS - KS1
Learn basic reading, math and foundation skills with well-illustrated and entertaining books. Edited by Joy Cowley, these books help young children grasp concepts of counting, size comparison, geometry and more.
Looking for Spring
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-75-1 Release date: October 2014 Baby Bear goes looking for spring. Along the way he is helped by animal friends in the forest in groups from one to five. Will they find spring? Subject: counting one to five 
Shopping Bag
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-79-9 Release date: November 2014 Teddy fills his shopping bag one by one helping kids learn the numbers and counting one to ten. It uses numerals and number words with clear and practical demonstrations. Subject: counting one to ten |
The Three Bears
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-76 Release date: October 2014 Join Little Bear, Bigger Bear and Biggest Bear as they go fishing, fetch carrots and get water to make delicious soup. Who gets to eat the biggest bowl of soup? Subject: ratio and proportional relationship 
Stamp, Stamp
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-78-2 Release date: November 2014 Using illustrations that relate basic shapes to solid objects and everyday items, cute Teddy helps children step up their understanding of shapes in this first introduction to geometry. Subject: geometry |
Scissors and Needle
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-77-5 Release date: October 2014 A clever witch gets creative with a pair of scissors and a magical needle and thread. Using cut-out shapes she creates everything she needs for a comfortable life. Subject: shapes 
What Is in the Box?
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-80-5 Release date: November 2014 When Teddy empties his toy box he finds things in all the colours of the rainbow. Word repetition makes this an excellent book for first readers and for memorising the colours of the rainbow. Subject: colours |
First Step - Creative Thinking
READING LEVEL 1-2 • INTEREST LEVEL EARLY YEARS - KS1
READING LEVEL 1-2 • INTEREST LEVEL EARLY YEARS - KS1
What Does the Bee See
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-81-2 Release date: February 2015 A little bee encounters objects and guesses what they might be until the whole is revealed. Children will use their imagination and develop logical thinking skills by following the bee through the story. Subject: connect parts to whole |
There it Is!
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-82-9 Release date: February 2015 On each page an object is hidden within the picture. Children will develop logical thinking and reasoning skills by interacting with the story. Subject: finding an object |
Crayon Road
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-83-6 Release date: February 2015 Five crayon characters take children on a journey using lines to inspire their imaginations and desire to draw. Children will develop creative thinking and their imaginations. Subject: imagination - lines |
One Little Bean
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-49-9 Release date: March 2015 This beautifully illustrated storybook depicts the life cycle of a bean plant. Children can learn the various stages and elements involved in the growth and reproduction of plants. Subject: Imagination – life cycle |
Little Moon's Christmas
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-48-2 Release date: March 2015 Little Moon wakes on Christmas Day and opens his presents. What could be inside? Children will use their imagination and develop logical thinking skills as they open presents with Little Moon. Subject: Imagination -shapes |
I Can't Sleep
210x210mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-50-5 Release date: March 2015 A boy who has trouble falling asleep let’s his imagination take him to different places where he tries to sleep. Wonderfully illustrated by Josée Bisaillon, children can let their imagination roam freely with this dream-like book. Subject: Imagination- bedtime |
Science Storybooks
READING LEVEL 2-3 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1
READING LEVEL 2-3 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1
Simple presentation of key introductory science principles makes this series ideal for emergent readers.
Each book includes questions and an activity to encourage learning, engagement and independent thinking.
Each book includes questions and an activity to encourage learning, engagement and independent thinking.
Fossils Tell Stories
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-73-7 Release date: December 2014 Great introduction to the interesting world fossils with creative collage illustrations. When we study fossils we realize that these remains can tell us exciting stories about their ancient lives. Children can learn exactly what is and isn't a fossil and even make one of their own! Subject: fossils |
Will It Rain or Snow?
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-69-0 Release date: October 2014 The weather changes every day and has a big impact on our daily lives. How can we predict what the weather will be like? We can predict weather by watching how animals around us are behaving. Animals can sense major changes in the weather faster than humans. Subject: predicting weather |
The Festival of the Sun
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-71-3 Release date: November 2014 The sun is the star that provides the light and heat needed for life on Earth. From plant life to seasons and solar power, this is a good introductory science text about the sun. Learn about the star of our solar system and the importance of the sun to life on Earth with a joyfully illustrated book. Subject: sun |
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What Shape is the Moon?
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-72-0 Release date: November 2014 The moon is a round sphere, like a ball. It rises every evening but its shape seems to change little by little, every night. Why is this so? Learn about the lunar cycle and learn the real shape of the moon with this cutely illustrated storybook. Subject: moon |
Secrets of Air
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-70-6 Release date: December 2014 This book introduces the properties and functions of air, showing readers that air is amazing even though it is invisible. With clear writing and diagrammatic explanations children can learn the physical properties of air that allow us to breathe, create weather and so much more. Subject: air |
The Flow of Water
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-74-4 Release date: October 2014 Early in the morning, mist rises from sea to make clouds in the sky that drop rain on the earth. The rain forms trickles then streams and rivers that flow into sea. The journey of water is ready to begin all over again. After reading this book kids will understand the different forms that water. Subject: water |
World Classics
READING LEVEL 3 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
READING LEVEL 3 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
Timeless stories retold by Joy Cowley featuring high quality, creative artwork. Children can learn universal values of wisdom, courage, honour, justice, patience, love and friendship, through these stories.
The Three Little Pigs
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-87-4 Release date: March 2015 Featuring pigs with personalities, this favourite tale is delightfully drawn. We all know how it ends but it is so fun getting there, as the Three Little Pigs idyllic world is nearly blown away by a wolf with a very large lung capacity and a craving for pork. |
The Bremen Town Musicians
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-96-6 Release date: March 2015 Clever collage illustrations bring this tale of four animals that are down on their luck to life. Hoping to make a better life as musicians in the town of Bremen, the quartet instead outwits a band of thieves and retires to the country for a happily ever after. |
The Wild Swans
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-89-8 Release date: February 2015 A princess rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen that has forced them to live as humans at night and swans during the day. This picture book beautifully evokes the mood of this classic story with warm watercolours. |
The Happy Prince
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-85-0 Release date: February 2015 This is a beautiful picture book adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s story for children. At its heart is a message of empathy and generosity to those less fortunate and loyalty to the cause of good. |
The Red Shoes
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-86-7 Release date: February 2015 A poor girl, adopted by a rich woman after the death of her mother, grows up to vain and spoilt. When she is disobedient and wears red shoes to church, the shoes become cursed and the girl must dance continuously. |
The Golden Fish
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-84-3 Release date: March 2015 When a poor fisherman catches a golden fish, the fish grants him any wish in return for its freedom. The old man wants nothing, but his wife makes increasing outrageous wishes as her greed becomes insatiable. |
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The Gingerbread Man
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-54-6 Release date: October 2014 3D clay models are the perfect medium to bring this simple and fun tale to life. This traditional story is excellent for use as a literary text for schools as well as homes due to its repetition and rhythm. Follow the gingerbread man across the pages as he runs as fast as he can. |
Peter and the Wolf
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-55-3 Release date: November 2014 The triumphant tale of a boy who beats a big bad wolf, based on the musical story of Sergei Prokofiev. Beautiful traditional painted illustrations bring the colourful cast of characters to life. |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
225x305mm / 28pp (+ 4pp foldout) UK softcover: 978-1-921790-04-1 Release date: July 2014 Recreated with 3D modeling, there has never been a Goldilocks and the Three Bears quite like this. The timeless story leaps out of the page, as the Three Bears’ orderly and peaceful existence is thrown into chaos when Goldilocks stumbles open their empty house. |
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Cinderella
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-88-1 Release date: October 2014 Bright, cheerful colors and humorous characters bring this most-loved classic back to life. Simply told for young readers and with funky artwork that makes this not just a book for princesses, but one that all kids can enjoy. |
The Wolf and the Seven Kids
275x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-05-8 Release date: June 2014 A devious wolf outwits seven goat kids by mimicking their mother. However, a wolf with a belly full of kids is no match for an angry Mum. Illustrated with lots of playful details and movement, this is as much a work of art as a story. |
Thumbelina
250x250mm (UK) / 28pp (+ 4pp foldout) UK softcover: 978-1-921790-38-6 Release date: June 2014 When a miracle child is born, she is named Thumbelina, as she is only the size of a thumb. In the story, Thumbelina overcomes her many problems courageously. This story has been illustrated using beautiful soft pastel watercolours. |
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Little Red Riding Hood
250x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-38-6 Release date: July 2014 The sweet and kind Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the woods to her sick grandmother’s house with a basket of food. On the way, she forgets her mother’s instructions to not wander off the path and when she finally arrives at grandmother’s house something is not quite right. |
The Little Match Girl
275x240mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-40-9 Release date: December 2014 This heart-breaking tale is beautifully illustrated with watercolours that capture the ephemeral cold winter night in which we meet the little match girl. The story of a dying child's hopes and dreams, it cannot fail to touch every reader's heart. |
Hansel and Gretel
225x290mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-41-6 Release date: June 2014 Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their wicked stepmother. Lost, hungry and exhausted, they come across a strange house made of sweets. The artwork combines illustration and collage techniques to bring this spooky, but quirky classic to life. |
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Sleeping Beauty
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-57-7 Release date: December 2014 With a beautiful princess, a wicked witch, enchantment and a handsome prince, this tale has all the elements of a good fairytale. They come together inventively in this book. |
Puss in Boots
265x260mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-42-3 Release date: July 2014 When a father dies, his youngest son’s only inheritance is a cat. However, this is no ordinary cat, and as the youngest son follows the cat’s instructions, a delightful rags to riches tale plays out. |
Rapunzel
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-53-9 Release date: December 2014 This is wonderfully artistic return for this classic story. Trapped in a tower by a witch due to her mother's unfortunate craving for lettuce during pregnancy, Rapunzel waits to be rescued. |
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Peter Pan
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-58-4 Release date: December 2014 Briskly told, this timeless children's classic is a pleasure to read in this picture book form. All the characters are here in this fast-paced adventure story. |
The Emperor's New Clothes
225x290mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-43-0 Release date: June 2014 This tale of a vain king, his deceitful advisers and the meek subjects who refuse to speak the truth to avoid ridicule has become an idiom still in much use today. |
Pinocchio
272 x 250mm / 32 pages+ 4 page foldout UK softcover 978-1-921790-44-7 Release date: July 2014 The naïve wooden puppet comes to life through illustrations that use a detailed woodblock and etching technique in this beautifully realised picture book. |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-56-0 Release date: November 2014 This is a faithful and wonderfully artistic return for this classic cautionary tale about greed and dishonesty. When the township of Hamelin fails to keep their promise and pay a piper his asking price for saving their town from a plague of rats, they pay a very high price indeed. |
The Nightingale
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-58-4 Release date: July 2014 Recreated from the Hans Christian Andersen story, The Nightingale tells the tale of a nightingale’s singing voice. It is so beautiful that it even warms the heart of Death itself.Sure to move the heart of readers, the book is beautifully illustrated featuring Chinese backgrounds. |
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Global Kids Storybooks
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
This series takes young readers around the world with simple and touching stories of life in different countries. Young readers will learn new cultures, discover similarities, and empathise with their neighbours in our global village.
When Flowers Bloom in Warsaw - Poland
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-66-9 Release date: March 2015 The people of Warsaw had to rebuild their city after it was destroyed during World War II. This is story of the city during this period, told through the diary of Grandma Renata. |
Windmill De Kat - Netherlands
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-64-5 Release date: February 2015 The Netherlands is a low-lying country with some land below sea level. People have fought back the sea to increase fertile land, and windmills have been part of this effort to reclaim land for farming. |
Take Care, Little Bear! - Canada
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-97-3 Release date: March 2015 Canada has the largest number of polar bears in the world. This is the story is set in Churchill, Canada and is about a child and a polar bear cub that lost its mother. |
Lucia's Travel Bus - Chile
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-68-3 Release date: February 2015 Lucia is taking a trip through Chile with her grandfather on his yellow bus. But Lucia’s grandfather becomes very sick. During their travels Lucia learns about her country and also about life. |
My Brother Is a Runner - Kenya
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-63-8 Release date: February 2015 In Kenya, if you become a marathon runner you are seen as successful. This is the story of Samuel, a boy who dreams of being a great marathon runner. Let’s run with Samuel and see some of Kenya. |
Thank You, Baobab Tree! - Madagascar
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-98-0 Release date: March 2015 There are eight species of baobab tree and they are all found in Madagascar, a country called the “home of the baobab”. This story follows a family who rely on baobab trees for many things. |
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Dad's Favourite Cookie - Japan
245x235mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-46-1 Release date: July 2014 Yuka is a Japanese girl whose busy father has a ramen shop. Yuka cannot spend much time with her father. Read about her day spent waiting for him to come home. |
Typhoon Holidays - Taiwan
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-59-1 Release date: November 2014 Typhoon Holidays is about the times school is out because of severe typhoons in Taiwan. Every summer there are four to five typhoons in the country. |
Song of the Mekong River - Vietnam
245x235mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-47-8 Release date: June 2014 The Mekong River is called ‘the lifeline of Vietnam.’ The Vietnamese people’s lives are dependent on the river. This book is about Tui who lives in a water village. |
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Where are you Sun Bear? - Malaysia
245x235mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-46-1 Release date: July 2014 In Malaysia there is a dense forest called ‘Asia’s Amazon’. This story concerns Rajana, a girl of the Iban tribe who lives near the forest. |
Mango Trees - Philippines
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-67-6 Release date: December 2014 Mango Trees is the story of important trees growing in the Philippines. These trees have great influence on the lifestyle and culture of the Philippine people. Come and learn many interesting things about this nation of islands through the things that grow there. |
I Am a Little Monk - Thailand
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-65-2 Release date: December 2014 Urt was born in a Buddhist country, Thailand. When Urt’s uncle returned home after being a monk, Urt decided that he too would become a monk. Let’s follow Urt as he prepares and undertakes the tradition of Bu-urt, living as a monk in the temple. |
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Liang's Treasure - China
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-60-7 Release date: October 2014 China is a huge country. Languages and lifestyles vary from region to region. Liang’s Treasure is a touching story about two children brought up in different environments. |
Where the Winds Meet - Mongolia
230x270mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-49-2 Release date: June 2014 This is the story of a wind that wanders over Mongolia, a country that is well known for its deserts and grasslands. Travel with the wind and discover traditional Mongolian life. |
The Way to the Orsay Museum - France
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-61-4 Release date: October 2014 In Paris, Marie and her mother are on their way to see art at the Orsay Museum. Along the way they discover many interesting things. |
Land of the Sun - Peru
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-62-1 Release date: November 2014 The Land of the Sun is a story about Peruvian people preparing for their annual sun festival. Dating back to the Inca Empire, it takes place in Cuzco, Peru, each winter solstice. Let’s follow the sun festival with Yana in this story. |
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Economy and Culture Storybooks
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
This unique series introduces children to economic concepts, as well as history, geography and culture through well-written stories illustrated by artists from around the globe. Each story is set in a different country and introduces a different economic concept.
Environment - 6 titles
Nine Minutes
Protecting marine life - Greenland 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-42-0 Release date: March 2015 At noon on September 19, 2000, the ocean becomes silent as human activity in the ocean strops for just nine minutes. In Greenland, Amo listens to an ocean free from noise pollution and thinks about the harm that human activity is causing to marine life. |
The Day Cars Went to Sleep
Reducing greenhouse gases - Belgium 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-43-7 Release date: March 2015 Francois and Josef are two friends living in Belgium. When they learn that there is going to be a car-free day, they plan a very a special day of activities that can only be done on a day when the cars are all asleep. |
Tomato
Urban farming - Cuba 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-44-4 Release date: March 2015 Eldita receives a tomato as a gift,but before she can eat it, the tomato is squashed in a terrible accident. However, in Havana, Cuba, isolated after the collapse of the Soviet Union, food is scare and a single squashed tomato can feed many as by necessity the people turn any space into a farm. |
The Kalundborg Gang
Alternative energy - Denmark 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-45-1 Release date: February 2015 In the early 1980s, the five members of the Kalundborg Gang set out to protect the coast and the ducks that lived there. This activism led to the development of new ideas for alternative energy and the pioneering of the concept of industrial symbiosis. |
The Really Old Forest
Rainforest preservation - Australia 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-46-8 Release date: February 2015 Nicole lives in tropical Queensland, Australia. Through letters to her pen-pal, Jack, in the UK, we learn about the struggle between environmental groups who want to preserve the rainforest and the forest industries that provide employment. |
The Green Festival
Recycling paper to save trees - Scotland 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-47-5 Release date: February 2015 Flora, who lives in Scotland, is shocked when her friend Kevin tells her how many Christmas cards are thrown away each year. Together they help recycle the cards to reduce the amount of trees that are wasted. |
Origins - 6 titles
Leather Shoe Charlie
The Industrial Revolution - UK 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-90-4 Release date: October 2014 The Industrial Revolution as seen through the eyes of a boy named Charlie, growing up in Manchester, England. Through this story, young readers can understand what the industrial revolution was and the economic concept of industrialisation. |
Grandfather Whisker's Table
The first bank - Italy 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-91-1 Release date: October 2014 Enzo, a boy living in the Italian town of Siena during the Renaissance, discovers the first bank. Through this story, young readers can learn about the origins and basic economic concept of banking. They will also learn about the country of Italy. |
The Warli Tribe
The first agricultural society - India 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-92-8 Release date: December 2014 Early humans began an agricultural society on the banks of the Indus River. Using poetic texts and illustrations that express traditional Indian artistic styles, this story shows how production activities and various economic activities began. |
Lion, King and Coin
The first coin - Turkey 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-93-5 Release date: November 2014 Laos, a boy from Sardis in ancient Lydia, tells the story of how the first coin was invented. Through this story young readers can learn how and why the first coin was invented, and why we still use them even today. They will also learn ancient Lydia and the modern country of Turkey. |
Song of Wind and Waves
The first sea trading - Syria 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-94-2 Release date: December 2014 Learn about Ancient Phoenicia, the first major sea trading empire, as Bal waits for his father to return from sea. Phoenician merchants sailed the seas trading with neighbouring nations, and making profits from their trade. This story shows what trading is and the role of merchants. |
Father's Road
The first trade routes - China 268x230mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-95-9 Release date: November 2014 Travel with Wong Chang as he accompanies his father along the ancient trading route, the Silk Road. Through this story young readers can learn about the origins and fundamental economic concept of trading. They will also learn about China and the history of the Silk Road. |
Growing Strong
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
READING LEVEL 4 • INTEREST LEVEL KS1-KS2
The stories in this series help children to make good decisions based on an understanding of themselves and others.
These editions include a “Readers Theatre” script at the end of each book, so children can role-play the story in the library or classroom – promoting reading, listening and speaking skills, as well as co-operation.
These editions include a “Readers Theatre” script at the end of each book, so children can role-play the story in the library or classroom – promoting reading, listening and speaking skills, as well as co-operation.
Happy Hat
Theme: Positive thinking 257 x 245mm / 28 pages UK softcover: 978-1-921790-51-5 Release date: June 2014 This is a sweet and upbeat story of optimism and hope told through the eyes of a hat that has experienced a lot of changes in its life. Whatever the situation, this happy hat finds pleasure and satisfaction in its life. This delightful book is sure to become a favourite. |
The Wise Boy
Theme: Conflict resolution 207 x 265mm / 32 pages UK softcover: 978-1-921790-50-8 Release date: July 2014 In a village in Africa, there lived a Boy Chief named Wusuri who was famous for his wisdom. He could solve any problem in the village with his wisdom. Through this story children can understand about fairness and problem solving. |
The Drummer Boy
Theme: Social responsibility 218 x 265mm / 32 pages UK softcover: 978-1-921790-52-2 Release date: July 2014 In a small village in Rwanda, Africa, there lived a boy named Rukundo who liked to play the drums. Each day he walked two hours to bring water for his family. But the water is dirty and his family becomes sick. How can the people of the village get clean drinking water? |