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Those Who Wait
Ruby Yayra Goka, Worldreader
language (Techmate Publishers Ltd. and Worldreader, Aug. 29, 2017)Patience Acolatse is not amused when she learns that her ex-cousin, Rowena Quarshie, whom she hasn't spoken to in six years is going to move in with her family, share her room and attend her school. However, Patience has a big heart and she is prepared to befriend Rowena once again and pick up their frienship from where they left off. What she isn't prepared for is for her entire life to be turned upside down and inside out when Rowena gangs up with a group of girls and makes her life miserable. What does Patience do when she runs out of patience?
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Mashimo ya Mfalme Sulemani
Henry Rider Haggard
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 20, 2017)Mashimo ya Mfalme Sulemani ni kitabu usichoweza kukiweka chini hadi umeisoma hadithi nzima. Bila shaka kitawasisimua wasomaji wenye umri mdogo na mkubwa pia kwa jinsi kilivyotungwa kwa ufundi mkubwa.
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The American Dream
Ken Walibora, Worldreader
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 17, 2016)“You mean you’ve never dreamt that you went to America?”. “No,” I answered. He looked shocked. He said if I hadn’t dreamt the American Dream, there was something terribly wrong with me…The American Dream is the thirteenth story in a series of supplementary class readers to be used with Keynote English series, a rewarding primary-English course designed for the new syllabus. The class readers will be useful with any course book and can also be read for pleasure outside the classroom setting.
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Jomo Kenyatta: Father of Harambee
Egara Kabaji
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 17, 2017)From shepherd and carpenter, through the struggle for independence, Jomo Kenyatta inspired those around him with the idea of “Harambee” as the first President of Kenya.
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Mwai Kibaki: Economist for Kenya
Ng’ang’a Mbugua, Worldreader
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 17, 2016)A brilliant economist, Mwai Kibaki made his name building the economy of Kenya and serving the country for two terms as Kenya's third president.
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Kisiwa chenye hazina
Robert Louis Stevenson
eBook (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 20, 2017)Kisiwa chenye hazina ni kitabu usichoweza kukiweka chini hadi umeisoma hadithi nzima. Bila shaka kitawasisimua wasomaji wenye umri mdogo na mkubwa pia kwa jinsi kilivyotungwa kwa ufundi mkubwa.
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Manywele
Samuel Mulokwa Masawi
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 20, 2017)Hadithi hii, ilioandikwa katika mtindo wa hekaya, inasimulia kinagaubaga maovu ya uhasama wa ukabila. Kitabu hiki, chenye kuchangamsha na vibonzo maridadi, kinamchukua msomaji hadi mkoa mwa magharibi wa Kenya. Msomaji hachelewi kupata ujumbe uliomo.
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Jeevanjee: Rebel of the Empire
Zarina Patel
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 17, 2017)A.M. Jeevanjee was a brilliant entrepreneur in colonial Kenya who resisted the British Empire. This reader will be delightful to children and young adults, and it is written with characters that are amusing and with whom the contemporary young readers will identify. The author is a human rights activist in Nairobi.
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A Sack of Money
Njuguna Ngunjiri, Worldreader
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 15, 2017)"Miyu, the shoemaker, is a happy man who always sings. The President hears him sing and decides to reward him with a sack full of money. After receiving the money, Miyu becomes sad, so he returns the money to the President. Both the President and Miyu decide to put the money to good use to benefit all.A Sack of Money is the second story in a series of six supplementary class readers to be used with Keynote English, our rewarding primary English course designed for the new syllabus. The class readers will be useful with any course book and can also be read for pleasure outside the classroom setting.The other class readers for Standard Five are: My Tortoise Song (5A), Brave Girls (5C), Mea and the Golden Egg (5D), Madigolo Goes to School (5E), and Neema and the Bird (5F)."
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This Country Is My Country
Elijah Kariuki, Worldreader
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 17, 2016)In this story, a girl named Kui teams up with her friend Wachera to plant trees and keep some domestic animals during the school holidays. They end up learning how to construct houses, but soon the time comes to go back to school… Kui’s younger brother George is less concerned with buildings and trees. He takes care of wild birds and is ready to fight it out to protect them from those who want to kill them. In the end, all children are joyful for having taken care of the environment in their different ways.This Country Is My Country is the sixth story in a series of six supplementary class readers to be used with Keynote Primary English, a new primary-English course designed for the new syllabus. The class readers will be useful with any course book and can also be read for pleasure outside the classroom setting.The other readers for Standard Six are: Bunwas (6A), Ndigiri and His Friends (6B), Nana’s Eyes (6C), The Great Girl (6D), and Koi and the Dirty Road (6E).
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Judy the Nun
Peter Waweru
eBook (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, March 31, 2017)Judy the Nun is an intriguing novel of a primary school teacher whose encounter with an American professor changes the entire course of her life. The novel traces the various stages of Judy transformation and effect on those dearest to her. In the process, it also presents a refreshing side to the women's lib movement .
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Amina and the Moshi Makers
Marlene Yeo, Worldreader
language (Longhorn Publishers and Worldreader, Feb. 15, 2017)Part of the African Adventure Series, this reader can be used with any course book and can also be read for pleasure outside the classroom setting.