German ↔ English · Ages 5–9
Kofi and the Tortoise
Kofi und die Schildkröte
Kofi has just moved from Johannesburg to Berlin with his grandmother, a cardboard box, and a tortoise called Mr Nkosi who refuses to hurry anywhere. For German-speaking children learning English — and English speakers learning German — six gentle, funny books about arriving somewhere new.
Theme: A new city, a slow friend
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Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 1
A Box on the U-Bahn
Eine Kiste in der U-Bahn
Dr. Schuppert
Travel words, and the first person on the train who asks about the box.
152 pages
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 2
Mr Nkosi Won't Hurry
Herr Nkosi hat keine Eile
Dr. Schuppert
Fast and slow, and every word in between.
168 pages
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 3
The Courtyard Garden
Der Hofgarten
Dr. Schuppert
Plants, neighbours and a very cross caretaker.
184 pages
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 4
First Day at School
Der erste Schultag
Dr. Schuppert
Classroom words and a Schultüte bigger than Kofi.
160 pages
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 5
Winter Sleep
Winterschlaf
Dr. Schuppert
Seasons, missing someone, and waiting.
176 pages
Kofi and the Tortoise · Book 6
Spring in Berlin
Frühling in Berlin
Dr. Schuppert
Mr Nkosi wakes up. So, in a way, does Kofi.
152 pages