Tortoise and Ostrich / !Qhoi n/a Tjhoi

A delightful folk tale from the Northern Karoo, and the very first children’s book to feature a story for children, in the N|uu language. There are only five N|uu speakers in the world. This tale about Ostrich and Tortoise is written in N|uu, Afrikaans and English. Children will be inspired by the wily antics of the tortoise, and the humorous illustrations by well-known artist, Stanley Grootboom.

The publication of this book was made possible by The Puku Children’s Literature Foundation, the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa, the National Heritage Foundation, the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund, the Centre for the Book and the National Library of South Africa.