Reading can be Fun in the Mother Tongue

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In celebration of International Mother Language Day, Phumi chats to pioneering bookstore owner/curator Griffin Shea of Bridge Books about their bilingual story time that they host every Saturday. They also discuss where to find South African language books for your pre-scholar that are fun and will help them learn their mother language.

22 Feb 2017 English South Africa Society & Culture Phumi Mashigo

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