Naidoo sent this book to family in South Africa, the book was forbidden (”undesirable publication”). Both the truck driver and Grace take responsibility for the children’s well being once they come in contact with them. In this lesson, we discussed Beverley Naidoo's Journey to Jo'burg, a short book that is set in apartheid, a time of legal segregation in South Africa from 1948–1994. It's possible I'm overreading these elements, because I was aware going into it that the book was written by a white woman from South Africa.

Naledi (”Morning star” in the native language Tswana) and Tiro (”Hard work”) go on an adventure of about 300 km, a race against time and obstacles, during which they walk, hide, make friends, find their mom and go back home with her by train. The physical journey is symbolic of their awakening to the wider realities of apartheid; they face danger and experience prejudice, but also meet kind strangers who help to keep them safe and tell them stories about the uprising of students in Soweto. We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. It is set in South Africa at the time of the Apartheid and tells the story of two courageous young children Naledi and Tiro who are worried that their baby sister Dineo will die.

The children have created stories and monologues from the perspective of the main characters and then performed these to create podcasts. When they come to another village, they walk quickly so as to not attract the attention of the police because policemen in this area are often corrupt.

Their little sister is desperately ill and the two children decide to walk to the city to bring their mother home.

Naledi convinces Tiro to walk with her to Jo'burg to get their mother, who would have money to take Dineo to the doctor. As Mma is preparing to go back to Jo'burg, Naledi is happy that she was able to save her sister's life and for all that she learned on her journey.