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International Dog Day
26th August 2024
On this day of celebration, it is interesting to know that some of the world’s most iconic musicians have shared their love for dogs in their songs!
If you get the chance, and to hear for yourself, visit Cape Town’s Museum of Dogs, put on the headphones that are ready and waiting for you and enjoy the songs of yesteryear...
...where Elton John celebrates ‘Gulliver’, Pink Floyd celebrates ‘Seamus’, The Beatles celebrate ‘Martha’, and Cat Stevens sings ‘I love my dog’.
The first of its kind in Africa, founder and curator of the museum, Karel van der Vyver has intrigue and treasures in store.
Museum guide Seroya Baumann, listens to her favourite song ‘Seamus’ by Pink Floyd.
Heroes and Lionhearts
by Louise van der Merwe
This story book was selected by the International Youth Library in Germany for inclusion in its White Ravens list of noteworthy books (1997). Some 10 000 new books from 43 countries competed for this honour. Only 275 were chosen.
In the same year, Heroes and Lionhearts was also selected as best children's non-fiction book of the year (English category) in the South African Bookchat Awards and was placed on the Honours List of the South African Childrens' Book Forum.
We've handpicked three stories from this book for you to download.
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