HarperCollins Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story

Bought this book over 20 years ago and had students read as a class novel. Over 20 years later, I thought I’d buy the book again and read it as I traveled for the first time to South Africa. Beautiful story about perseverance and family.

I bought this book as my class novel for my Year 4 and 5 class.The short chapters meant it was easy to read and discuss a chapter a day.It was great to see the children engage in the content of the book and develop their understanding of apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s.

Tutto ok

a must read for 9-11 year olds

What I liked was that it was a beautiful story about history. I liked how it wasn't a fiction story but a non-fiction story. Maybe not for the writer but for what happened before.What I didn't like was that it was too short. 75 pages isn't the best for a great book... and some of the african languages kind of confused me. They didn't really explain what the words meant.Besides that, is was a great book.