![]() The following books about South Africa talk about some of the kids who live in South Africa’s major cities. There is a danger to a single perspective or stereotype, and kids should not be surprised to learn about bustling cities, where families live, work, and go to school. Often times Africa as a continent is portrayed as vast rural stretches of land with abundant wildlife (which does exist, but is not the whole story). 858K), Cape Town (827K), and Durban and Pretoria (the capital) who both have half a million people. The next several books were chosen to present kids living in major cities in South Africa. ![]() My kids especially loved saying “ u mama” (mom), “ utama tisi” (tomato), and “ hamba kahle” (good-bye). This first book, Halala Means Welcome! by Ken Wilson-Max, introduces common words in the musical language of Zulu. The most common language spoken at home is Zulu (~24%). Packed in a country three times as big as the US state of Texas and roughly around the size of Colombia, is a huge linguistic diversity: there are 11 official languages, with Afrikaans and English having the largest number of fluent speakers. South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent. This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you for your support! Children’s Books about South Africaīefore I begin with these picture books, make sure to check out Nelson Mandela’s autobiography for kids, a must-read on perhaps the most important leader of South Africa. This list complements a unit on South Africa, diversifies teachers’ and parents’ reading lists, and would be a wonderful lesson for kids who might be traveling there. We turned to our local library, and found wonderful, quality stories and pictures in children’s literature about South Africa. While the big animals are amazing, and I would love to see them, I wanted to teach them about South African culture beyond the elephants, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes, and lions. ![]() In my children’s eyes, South Africa the country consists of a hotel, a big office building, and a national reserve with exotic animals. On one long trip, he was able to go on a safari and bring us back pictures of the animals he saw. My husband frequently travels to South Africa for work, and skypes with us from his hotel. ![]()
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