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A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.

Mi are ku nǁaqara! I like to read!

Letta Machoga

Wiehan de Jager

Cwi Debe

Sylvia Fernandu

Ju|’hoansi

Level 1

A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.

Mi are ku nǁaqara.

I like to read.

A boy holding a book standing in the doorway of a bedroom.

Ha joere mi ku nǁaqara ǀ’an?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book looking at a baby sleeping in a cot.

Mi tshin tza.

My sister is asleep.

A boy holding a book walking in a hallway.

Ha joere mi ku nǁaqara ǀ’an?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book and two women cooking in a kitchen.

Mi taqe kota mi txun cinniha du tci gesin.

My mother and grandmother are busy.

A boy holding a book thinking about two men.

Ha joere mi ku nǁaqara ǀ’an?

Who can I read to?

A boy holding a book and two men working on a car.

Mi ba kota mi ǃunǃa’an cinniha du tci gesin.

My father and grandfather are busy.

A happy-looking boy reading in bed.

Ha joere mi ku nǁaqara ǀ’an? Mi nǁaqara ǀ’an mi ǀ’ae!

Who can I read to? I can read to myself!

Written by: Letta Machoga

Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager

Translated by: Cwi Debe

Read by: Sylvia Fernandu

Language: Ju|’hoansi

Level: Level 1

Source: I like to read from African Storybook

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