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Four full Vernac Books experiences. On the house.

We don't believe in watered-down demos. Play the actual game. Turn the pages of the actual book. Print the actual flashcards. If you love what you see, the rest of the catalogue is here when you need it.

Sample 1 — Memory Game

My Body — English & isiZulu

Twenty cards. Ten matches. Find every body part in English and its isiZulu pair. The game speaks each word aloud as you find it.

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Plays in any browser. Tablet-friendly.
Sample 2 — Digital Reader

My Body — English page-turner

The complete eight-page reader, illustration and text, page-turn animation. The same book a Grade 1 learner would open in their first reading lesson.

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Full reader, not an excerpt.
Sample 3 — Printable Flashcards

My Body — Flashcard PDF

Ten cards, English on one side, isiZulu on the other. Print at home on card stock, cut, and play. The same pack a school would receive laminated.

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A4, double-sided, ready to print.
Sample 4 — Story Sequencer

My Day — Drag the scenes

Six scenes from the story, shuffled. Drag them into the correct order. Each scene speaks its line aloud in your chosen language when placed correctly. Tests comprehension, not just words.

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Drag-and-drop on desktop, tap-to-reorder on mobile.
Why we give these away

South African Foundation Phase reading outcomes are among the lowest measured globally. The root cause is mother-tongue access. We'd rather you see what proper mother-tongue learning looks like — in a real lesson — than read another paragraph from us about why it matters. Four samples. Free. Yours. The catalogue is here when you're ready.

Ready for the full catalogue?

Thirty-two Grade 1 readers across eleven languages, bilingual editions, flashcard packs, memory game packs, and the Virtual Classroom for partner schools.

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