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Torchbearers: Esther, Vanessa, Elsje

ISBN 
9780639606361
Format 
Epub
Recommended Price 
R106.00
Published 
July 2021
About the book: 
Inspirational women of South Africa
 
Torchbearers; heroic women; inspiring women of South Africa. This amazing series contains the stories of 12 women who deserve to be celebrated; women that will inspire anyone. From well-known women like Thuli Madonsela, Caster Semenya and Vanessa Govender, to more unsung heroes such as Grizelda Grootboom and Suna Venter.
 
With unique, colourful illustrations by Linki Brand, this series is a must have for every young reader. The books can be bought individually or in a beautiful box set that is a wonderful collector’s item.
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About the Author

Wendy lives and works in lovely Kleinmond. Her passion is to help children to better understand their own world and each other across cultural boundaries through the stories of their ancestors. Wendy is the only children’s book author in South Africa who has produced 12 anthologies of high quality under this banner in the last 16 years. Her canonization of folktales, legends and true stories to hero stories, animal stories and ghost stories treads deeply into the literary storyscape of conservation as children are empowered to face the challenges of every day through stories.

Recent publications by Wendy include:

  • Sylvester - Ramkat van die Groot-Karoo en nog 21 lekkerlees legendes, ware verhale & staaltjies
  • Halala Job Maseko!
  • Storiekaros
  • Vaandeldraers
  • Torchbearers
  • Donkie se lang pad dorp toe
  • Elephant’s big secret
  • Rooimiere-in-die-broek idiom-inkleurboek
  • My hart is oppi plaas! idioom-inkleurboek
  • Jeremia en die Amandelboom
  • Engele om ons

 

 

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