Dianne Hofmeyr - Böcker

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs). Additional concepts include problem solving. The story can be used as a starting point to discuss how family members work together to solve problems.

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs). Additional concepts include problem solving. The story can be used as a starting point to discuss how family members work together to solve problems.

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs).

In 'Hik...hik...hik!' a baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs). Additional concepts include problem solving. The story can be used as a starting point to discuss how family members work together to solve problems.

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs). Additional concepts include problem solving. The story can be used as a starting point to discuss how family members work together to solve problems.

Baby has hiccups. The family members try different ways of getting rid of the hiccups. Who is able to find a cure? The main concepts that are carried throughout the telling and teaching of the story include family members and action words (verbs). Additional concepts include problem solving. The story can be used as a starting point to discuss how family members work together to solve problems.

Twee uiteenlopende nagdiere leer mekaar ken en besluit om saam 'n hotel oop te maak. Erdvark is impulsief en vol planne, heeltemal anders as Ietermagô, wat eers alles wil oorweeg en die rustigheid vanself is! Hierdie storie vol humor en avontuur ondersoek die elemente wat ware vriendskap laat ontstaan. Uiteindelik is dit die vreemde klein geskenkies wat die "hotelgaste" agterlaat wat Erdvark en Ietermagô laat besef wat vriendskap werklik beteken. In Afrikaans vertaal deur Elsa Silke.

Tuthmosis's brother, Amenhotep, struggles with the priests and his power-hungry young wife, Nefertiti, while Ta Miu, who helped Tuthmosis and Isikara escape in Eye of the Moon, is now maidservant to Nefertiti's rival, Kiya. But Ta Miu disastrously falls for tomb-robber, Samut, and finds herself imprisoned as a result. Meanwhile Tuthmosis and Isikara return from Egypt in secret, sending rumours flying about the prince's intentions. Nefertiti is terrified that he is after her husband's throne, while the High Priest fears his secret will be revealed. Their hiding place betrayed by Samut, Isikara is captured and thrown into prison alongside Ta Miu, whilst Tuthmosis is murdered. But only Ta Miu and Isikara know the truth and unless they can escape from their prison, the guilty will go free...

Python has wrapped himself around the melon/mango/pomegranate tree with its delicious fruit, and he won't share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. Elephant, Monkey and Zebra each in turn visit Lion, who alone knows the name of the tree. But every time, the animals forget the name on the journey back to the tree. Then Tortoise, the slowest, smallest animal goes to Lion - and sings a special song to remind him of the name. It is the Bojabi Tree! Python unwraps himself from the trunk, and all the animals share a feast.

This is the astonishing true story of Zeraffa, a giraffe who was sent as a gift from Egypt to France in 1826. A young boy, Atir, takes care of Zeraffa on her epic journey and the sailors sing songs as she gazes down at them. In France, Atir leads her through the countryside, and thousands of people marvel at Zeraffa. Paris falls in love with Zeraffa. The King builds her a special house in the Jardin des Plantes. On warm nights, the young princess visits, while Atir whispers stories to Zeraffa of a hot land far away. The amazing story by an award-winning author of a giraffe’s extraordinary voyage from Africa to Paris.

Daniela the glassmaker's daughter is grumpy and never smiles. Her father promises a beautiful glass palace to anyone who can make her laugh. People come from far and wide to try their luck in amusing Daniela. But mask makers, lion tamers and magicians cannot raise a smile from the princess. It is only when a young apprentice makes the first looking glass that Daniela learns to smile – at her own grumpy reflection! This beautiful fable set in sixteenth-century Venice features stunning illustrations from award-winning artist Jane Ray alongside a poetic text.

'Awarded a WHITE RAVEN in 2012 by the International Youth Library Foundation'A sassy cat from the back alleys of Paris believes she is quite different to the rest of the rabble. She can do anything she sets her mind to – even if others don’t think so. Leaving her cat family behind, she sets off to explore Paris. Cat meets legendary singer Edith Piaf, creates her own stunning designs at a high-fashion atelier and dances with the infamous dancer Josephine Baker and her cheetah. But is this the life she really wants? What about her friends and family?

My daddy is a great big bear. He gets out of bed and grumbles and grouches, scratches and yawns!This charming picture book for younger children portrays a day in the life of a dad and daughter in a single-parent home, as they get up, have breakfast, go to school, go swimming, make dinner and prepare for bedtime. Dad is a great big bear, a silly monkey, a crocodile, an octopus and, at bedtime, a scary monster for a little while - but in the end it's Daddy being Daddy that the little girl loves best.

"Watch out, dragons. We're coming!"Rain raps the windows. Wind rattles the doors. And off they go, grandchild and grandpa, down to the beach for a wild and wonderful adventure, looking for the Storm Dragon!

Princess Beatrix is excited to meet the amazing one-horned creature that has been sent as a gift to her father, the King of Portugal. Could it be a unicorn?But the new animal is not a unicorn – it’s a rhinoceros called Genda, who has travelled all the way from India, and Beatrix immediately loves him. She becomes Genda’s friend and protector, and is determined to persuade her father the King that this wild creature should be returned to his jungle home.This poignant story is inspired by  the real rhinoceros depicted in 1515  by Albrecht Dürer in his world-famous woodcut, which can still be seen today.