Books and Bricks: How a School Rebuilt the Community
Sindiwe Magona, Ellen Mayer, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright
After South Africa’s first democratic elections, eleven-year-old Salmina attends a Cape Town school weakened by neglect, theft, and vandalism. When the school’s new computers are stolen, its principal asks families to use the grounds for community projects. Unemployed parents begin producing bricks, using local skills for work and rebuilding confidence in the school. The story draws on a 1994 project and includes black-and-white illustrations, maps, a glossary, and discussion material.
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