The Story of My Life: South Africa Seen Through the Eyes of Its Children

By Hans Lans

Twelve children from South Africa tell their life stories through pictures and narrative excerpts, showing their similarites despite social and economic diversity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0795701381
• ISBN13: 9780795701382
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Kwela Books
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the Best Books Ever On South Africa For Kids

I sent for this book through the library and read it...I liked it so much that I kept it until the week it had to go back! I enjoyed reading about what South Africa's kids had to say. Some were very happy about the changes, and some went on living life the way before the changes occured. A lot of the kids seemed like very nice kids, but one of the girls--I think she was Afrikaner--seemed to have a big attitude problem. Other than that, the kids proved to be good writers and photographers. One kid included a picture of the teachers' toilets, because, as he said, he was a little afraid of them as they were so different from what he was used to using! I think every kid, South African or not, will see themselves in these children. The kids were also very good at portraying their cultures, and things that were important to them. I would recommend this book to anybody who has a strong interest in South Africa and any kid between the ages of 11 and 17.