English ↔ German · Ages 6–10
The Bridge
Die Brücke
By Lindiwe Mokoena · Illustrated by Anna Brandt
Lena lives above a bakery in Bonn. Thabo lives three streets from Vilakazi Street in Soweto. A school letter project puts them in touch, and neither of them can spell the other's name properly. Six books follow their letters, their visits, and the words they swap along the way.
Theme: Friendship across continents
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The Bridge · Book 1
A Letter with a Funny Stamp
Ein Brief mit einer lustigen Briefmarke
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The first letter arrives smelling of rusks. Lena learns what 'lekker' means.
152 pages
The Bridge · Book 2
Rain in Bonn, Sun in Soweto
Regen in Bonn, Sonne in Soweto
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Weather words, seasons, and a heated argument about which Christmas is better.
168 pages
The Bridge · Book 3
The Bakery Recipe
Das Bäckerei-Rezept
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Numbers, measures and kitchen verbs, as Oma's Streuselkuchen crosses the ocean.
184 pages
The Bridge · Book 4
Thabo Flies North
Thabo fliegt nach Norden
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Airports, trains and the first snowfall Thabo has ever touched.
160 pages
The Bridge · Book 5
Lost at the Carnival
Verloren beim Karneval
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Asking for help, directions and a very large lion costume.
176 pages
The Bridge · Book 6
The Bridge We Built
Die Brücke, die wir bauten
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The final visit. Feelings, farewells and a promise kept in two languages.
152 pages