Empowering children one page at a time
Did you know that there are 14 titles published in the Sibo series?
Every month we make one of those books free to e-read on the website https://sibo.co.za
Except for Sibo Looks Right, our road safety book is always freely available.
These books are all about empowering children with knowledge.
They’re in rhyme, we call it wacky rhyme, and fun to read with interesting facts and information sneakily woven into the storyline.
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I know a person is not supposed to brag about their own stuff, but these books are best-sellers as many of the titles have sold more than 2 000 copies.
One of them, Sibo on the Move, also won awards.
How cool is that?
“Yes, Sibo,” I hear you say, “why are you bothering us with all this chitter-chatter about your books?”
Let me explain.
The way we publish our books is a little different.
Ginny comes up with an idea for a topic and finds funding for that particular book, so that it can be distributed freely to children, schools and libraries.
Many children in South Africa do not own a single book and we want to help change this.
To date, organisations like Gautrain, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Health, the University of Pretoria’s Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control, the Department of Arts and Culture, Nash Nissan, the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, BASF (the chemical company) and Super Group, as well as some private individuals, have sponsored titles in the Sibo series.
Topics covered are the following (in order of the date they were published):
• global warming – Sibo Makes a Difference
• growing your own vegetables – Sibo and the Veggie Bed
• saving water – Sibo Saves Water
• the sea and sustainable resources – Sibo and the Sea
• space – Sibo in Space
• 3 R’s (recycling, reusing, reducing) – Sibo Tackles Trash
• HIV/Aids – Sibo Thinks Positively
• nanotechnology – Sibo Sizes Things Up
• biodiversity – Sibo Likes Life
• chemistry – Sibo Mixes Things Up
• animals – Sibo Saves a Stray
• malaria – Sibo Fights Malaria
• road safety – Sibo Looks Right
• etiquette using public transport – Sibo on the Move
We also want to write on subjects such as bullying, careers, immunology, mathematics, engineering, mental disorders, saving money and planning.
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If any organisation out there would like to invest in Sibo and help us empower children, contact Ginny at ginz.stone@gmail.com
Of course, you could have a book on your own topic too.
It’s also a great advertising opportunity.
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