A Letter with a Funny Stamp
Ein Brief mit einer lustigen Briefmarke
The first letter arrives smelling of rusks. Lena learns what 'lekker' means.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 1 · Ages 6–10 · 152 pages
Preview →The whole library
10 languages, 11 series and 59 books. Tap any book to read its first pages.
Languages
English
44 books
- The Bridge · English ↔ German
- Tales from the Hills · English ↔ siSwati
- The Star Voyage · English ↔ Kiswahili
- The Rainbow Kitchen · English ↔ South African languages
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · English ↔ isiXhosa
- Kofi and the Tortoise · German ↔ English
- The River That Runs Into Sand · English ↔ Setswana
- The Painted Walls · English ↔ Sepedi
German
27 books
- The Bridge · English ↔ German
- Snow and Savannah · German ↔ Kiswahili
- Karoo Summers · Afrikaans ↔ German
- Kofi and the Tortoise · German ↔ English
- The Marimba Band · isiZulu ↔ German
Series
The Bridge
English ↔ German · ages 6–10 · 6 books
Tales from the Hills
English ↔ siSwati · ages 5–9 · 5 books
The Star Voyage
English ↔ Kiswahili · ages 7–11 · 6 books
Snow and Savannah
German ↔ Kiswahili · ages 8–12 · 5 books
The Rainbow Kitchen
English ↔ South African languages · ages 4–8 · 6 books
Karoo Summers
Afrikaans ↔ German · ages 7–11 · 5 books
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children
English ↔ isiXhosa · ages 6–10 · 5 books
Kofi and the Tortoise
German ↔ English · ages 5–9 · 6 books
The River That Runs Into Sand
English ↔ Setswana · ages 7–11 · 5 books
The Marimba Band
isiZulu ↔ German · ages 8–12 · 5 books
The Painted Walls
English ↔ Sepedi · ages 5–9 · 5 books
All 59 books
59 books
Rain in Bonn, Sun in Soweto
Regen in Bonn, Sonne in Soweto
Weather words, seasons, and a heated argument about which Christmas is better.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 2 · Ages 6–10 · 168 pages
Preview →The Bakery Recipe
Das Bäckerei-Rezept
Numbers, measures and kitchen verbs, as Oma's Streuselkuchen crosses the ocean.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 3 · Ages 6–10 · 184 pages
Preview →Thabo Flies North
Thabo fliegt nach Norden
Airports, trains and the first snowfall Thabo has ever touched.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 4 · Ages 6–10 · 160 pages
Preview →Lost at the Carnival
Verloren beim Karneval
Asking for help, directions and a very large lion costume.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 5 · Ages 6–10 · 176 pages
Preview →The Bridge We Built
Die Brücke, die wir bauten
The final visit. Feelings, farewells and a promise kept in two languages.
Available in: English and German, side by side
The Bridge · Book 6 · Ages 6–10 · 152 pages
Preview →Gogo's One Story
Indzaba Yinye YaGogo
Greetings, family names and the rule of one story a night.
Available in: English and siSwati, side by side
Tales from the Hills · Book 1 · Ages 5–9 · 160 pages
Preview →The Cow Who Would Not Come Home
Inkhomo Leyala Kubuyela Ekhaya
Animals, counting and a stubborn cow named Ntombi.
Available in: English and siSwati, side by side
Tales from the Hills · Book 2 · Ages 5–9 · 176 pages
Preview →The Reed Dance
Umhlanga
Colours, clothing and Nomsa's first time at the great ceremony.
Available in: English and siSwati, side by side
Tales from the Hills · Book 3 · Ages 5–9 · 152 pages
Preview →When the Rain Forgot
Ngesikhatsi Imvula Ikhohlwa
Weather, water and a village that waits together.
Available in: English and siSwati, side by side
Tales from the Hills · Book 4 · Ages 5–9 · 168 pages
Preview →Nomsa Tells the Story
Nomsa Uyayixoxa Indzaba
Past tense, storytelling words, and a grandmother who finally listens.
Available in: English and siSwati, side by side
Tales from the Hills · Book 5 · Ages 5–9 · 184 pages
Preview →The Unfinished Boat
Jahazi Lisilokamilika
Tools, wood and the words Babu uses when he is not pleased.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 1 · Ages 7–11 · 152 pages
Preview →Following the Stars
Kufuata Nyota
Directions, the night sky and a map drawn on a mango leaf.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 2 · Ages 7–11 · 168 pages
Preview →The Whale Called Bi Mkubwa
Nyangumi Aitwaye Bi Mkubwa
Sea creatures, sizes and the politest whale in the Indian Ocean.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 3 · Ages 7–11 · 184 pages
Preview →The Spice Market
Soko la Viungo
Buying, bargaining, colours and smells in Darajani market.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 4 · Ages 7–11 · 160 pages
Preview →The Storm at Pemba
Dhoruba ya Pemba
Weather, fear and courage — and the words for all three.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 5 · Ages 7–11 · 176 pages
Preview →Home by Morning
Nyumbani Kufikia Asubuhi
Time, family and the last voyage of the series.
Available in: English and Kiswahili, side by side
The Star Voyage · Book 6 · Ages 7–11 · 152 pages
Preview →Baraka Arrives
Baraka kommt an · Baraka Anawasili
Introductions, the train from Frankfurt and a very cold platform.
Available in: German and Kiswahili, side by side
Snow and Savannah · Book 1 · Ages 8–12 · 152 pages
Preview →The Black Forest
Der Schwarzwald · Msitu Mweusi
Trees, animals, and a cuckoo clock that Baraka refuses to trust.
Available in: German and Kiswahili, side by side
Snow and Savannah · Book 2 · Ages 8–12 · 168 pages
Preview →Christmas Market
Weihnachtsmarkt · Soko la Krismasi
Food, money and the question of why anyone drinks hot wine.
Available in: German and Kiswahili, side by side
Snow and Savannah · Book 3 · Ages 8–12 · 184 pages
Preview →Flight to Kilimanjaro
Flug zum Kilimandscharo · Safari ya Kilimanjaro
Travel, heat and Mia's first word of Kiswahili said out loud.
Available in: German and Kiswahili, side by side
Snow and Savannah · Book 4 · Ages 8–12 · 160 pages
Preview →On Safari
Auf Safari · Safarini
Big animals, small animals and patience.
Available in: German and Kiswahili, side by side
Snow and Savannah · Book 5 · Ages 8–12 · 176 pages
Preview →Pap for Breakfast
Iphalishi Lasekuseni
Morning words, greetings in three languages and a lumpy pot.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 1 · Ages 4–8 · 152 pages
Preview →Chakalaka Sunday
Chakalaka-Sondag
Vegetables, colours and a fight over the chillies.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 2 · Ages 4–8 · 168 pages
Preview →Magwinya for Everyone
Magwinya ho Bohle
Sharing, counting and street-corner manners.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 3 · Ages 4–8 · 184 pages
Preview →The Braai
Die Braai
Fire, safety words and uncle Sipho's terrible jokes.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 4 · Ages 4–8 · 160 pages
Preview →Malva Pudding Birthday
Usuku Lokuzalwa
Celebrations, songs, and a candle that will not go out.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 5 · Ages 4–8 · 176 pages
Preview →Grandmother's Recipe Book
Incwadi Yokupheka KaGogo
The recipes, written down at last, in every language at the table.
Available in: English and South African languages, side by side
The Rainbow Kitchen · Book 6 · Ages 4–8 · 152 pages
Preview →The Windpump Creaks
Die Windpomp Kraak · Das Windrad knarrt
Arrival words, farm animals, and the sound that keeps Felix awake.
Available in: Afrikaans and German, side by side
Karoo Summers · Book 1 · Ages 7–11 · 176 pages
Preview →Bismarck Goes Missing
Bismarck Is Weg · Bismarck ist weg
Searching, calling, and words for where things are.
Available in: Afrikaans and German, side by side
Karoo Summers · Book 2 · Ages 7–11 · 152 pages
Preview →The Dry River
Die Droë Rivier · Der trockene Fluss
Weather, water and a flash flood nobody forgets.
Available in: Afrikaans and German, side by side
Karoo Summers · Book 3 · Ages 7–11 · 168 pages
Preview →Oupa's Stories
Oupa se Stories · Opas Geschichten
Past tense and family history, told on the stoep at dusk.
Available in: Afrikaans and German, side by side
Karoo Summers · Book 4 · Ages 7–11 · 184 pages
Preview →Shearing Day
Skeerdag · Schertag
Work words, numbers and a very indignant sheep.
Available in: Afrikaans and German, side by side
Karoo Summers · Book 5 · Ages 7–11 · 160 pages
Preview →The Light Goes Out
Isibane Siyacima
Greetings, family and the night the lighthouse lamp fails.
Available in: English and isiXhosa, side by side
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · Book 1 · Ages 6–10 · 152 pages
Preview →The Boat in the Fog
Isikhephe Enkungwini
Weather words and learning to listen to the sea.
Available in: English and isiXhosa, side by side
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · Book 2 · Ages 6–10 · 168 pages
Preview →Lwazi Learns the Clicks
ULwazi Ufunda Iiklikhi
The three clicks of isiXhosa, practised on every page.
Available in: English and isiXhosa, side by side
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · Book 3 · Ages 6–10 · 184 pages
Preview →Market Day in Mthatha
Usuku Lwemarike EMthatha
Shopping, numbers and a lost sandal.
Available in: English and isiXhosa, side by side
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · Book 4 · Ages 6–10 · 160 pages
Preview →Keepers of the Light
Abagcini Bokukhanya
The children take their turn at the lamp.
Available in: English and isiXhosa, side by side
The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · Book 5 · Ages 6–10 · 176 pages
Preview →A Box on the U-Bahn
Eine Kiste in der U-Bahn
Travel words, and the first person on the train who asks about the box.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 1 · Ages 5–9 · 152 pages
Preview →Mr Nkosi Won't Hurry
Herr Nkosi hat keine Eile
Fast and slow, and every word in between.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 2 · Ages 5–9 · 168 pages
Preview →The Courtyard Garden
Der Hofgarten
Plants, neighbours and a very cross caretaker.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 3 · Ages 5–9 · 184 pages
Preview →First Day at School
Der erste Schultag
Classroom words and a Schultüte bigger than Kofi.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 4 · Ages 5–9 · 160 pages
Preview →Winter Sleep
Winterschlaf
Seasons, missing someone, and waiting.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 5 · Ages 5–9 · 176 pages
Preview →Spring in Berlin
Frühling in Berlin
Mr Nkosi wakes up. So, in a way, does Kofi.
Available in: German and English, side by side
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 6 · Ages 5–9 · 152 pages
Preview →The Mokoro
Mokoro
Greetings, boats and the first rule: be quiet.
Available in: English and Setswana, side by side
The River That Runs Into Sand · Book 1 · Ages 7–11 · 176 pages
Preview →Elephants at the Water
Ditlou kwa Metsing
Big animals, and how close is too close.
Available in: English and Setswana, side by side
The River That Runs Into Sand · Book 2 · Ages 7–11 · 152 pages
Preview →The Night Noises
Medumo ya Bosigo
Sounds, fear and a hippo who is not as close as he seems.
Available in: English and Setswana, side by side
The River That Runs Into Sand · Book 3 · Ages 7–11 · 168 pages
Preview →Flood Season
Nako ya Morwalela
Weather, months, and why the water comes in winter.
Available in: English and Setswana, side by side
The River That Runs Into Sand · Book 4 · Ages 7–11 · 184 pages
Preview →Kagiso Poles Alone
Kagiso o Kgweetsa a le Esi
A short trip, a big responsibility.
Available in: English and Setswana, side by side
The River That Runs Into Sand · Book 5 · Ages 7–11 · 160 pages
Preview →The New Boy Can't Keep Time
Umfana Omusha · Der Neue hält den Takt nicht
Introductions, school words and counting beats.
Available in: isiZulu and German, side by side
The Marimba Band · Book 1 · Ages 8–12 · 168 pages
Preview →Songs from Home
Izingoma Zasekhaya · Lieder von zu Hause
Folk songs from both countries, with the words.
Available in: isiZulu and German, side by side
The Marimba Band · Book 2 · Ages 8–12 · 184 pages
Preview →The Concert
Ikhonsathi · Das Konzert
Nerves, applause and a dropped mallet.
Available in: isiZulu and German, side by side
The Marimba Band · Book 3 · Ages 8–12 · 160 pages
Preview →Zanele Goes to Leipzig
UZanele Uya eLeipzig · Zanele fährt nach Leipzig
Travel, cold weather and Bach.
Available in: isiZulu and German, side by side
The Marimba Band · Book 4 · Ages 8–12 · 176 pages
Preview →One Song, Two Languages
Ingoma Eyodwa · Ein Lied, zwei Sprachen
The final concert, sung in both.
Available in: isiZulu and German, side by side
The Marimba Band · Book 5 · Ages 8–12 · 152 pages
Preview →Koko's Brushes
Diborosolo tša Koko
Greetings, family words and the first stroke of paint.
Available in: English and Sepedi, side by side
The Painted Walls · Book 1 · Ages 5–9 · 176 pages
Preview →Red Earth, Yellow Sun
Mmu o Mohubedu, Letšatši le le Serolwana
Colours, shapes and where paint comes from.
Available in: English and Sepedi, side by side
The Painted Walls · Book 2 · Ages 5–9 · 152 pages
Preview →Under the Baobab
Ka Fase ga Mowana
Trees, shade and the stories told beneath them.
Available in: English and Sepedi, side by side
The Painted Walls · Book 3 · Ages 5–9 · 168 pages
Preview →The Rain Pattern
Mohlala wa Pula
Weather, seasons and a pattern that asks for rain.
Available in: English and Sepedi, side by side
The Painted Walls · Book 4 · Ages 5–9 · 184 pages
Preview →Lesedi Paints Alone
Lesedi o Penta a Nnoši
Confidence, mistakes and making something your own.
Available in: English and Sepedi, side by side
The Painted Walls · Book 5 · Ages 5–9 · 160 pages
Preview →Reading ages
Ages 6–10
- The Bridge · English ↔ German
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Children · English ↔ isiXhosa
Ages 5–9
- Tales from the Hills · English ↔ siSwati
- Kofi and the Tortoise · German ↔ English
- The Painted Walls · English ↔ Sepedi
Ages 7–11
- The Star Voyage · English ↔ Kiswahili
- Karoo Summers · Afrikaans ↔ German
- The River That Runs Into Sand · English ↔ Setswana
Ages 8–12
- Snow and Savannah · German ↔ Kiswahili
- The Marimba Band · isiZulu ↔ German
Ages 4–8
- The Rainbow Kitchen · English ↔ South African languages