Made in South Africa
Set of 7 books

[Series ISBN 978-1-77008-762-0]

A set of seven books about things that are proudly made in South Africa.

[35-41 pp]

By Lynn Barnes

| The story of rooibos tea | The story of shweshwe |
| The story of biltong | The story of paper |
| The story of potjiekos | The story of wine |
| The story of feather dusters |
 

English
 

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The story of
rooibos tea

ISBN 978-1-77008-763-7

A book about rooibos tea, including some details of its history in South Africa, how it grows and how it is made.

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   Contents

• Rooibos tea

• Red tea from a green bush

• Only in South Africa

• The first people to make rooibos tea

• Collecting the branches and leaves

• A refreshing drink

• Settlers from Europe

• Benjamin Ginsberg

• Growing the bushes

• Getting the seeds

• Ants like rooibos too

• Rooibos farms

• Rooibos tea for health

• Treating illnesses

• From the fields to the factory

• Making rooibos tea

• Drinking rooibos tea

• Word help

The story of
shweshwe

ISBN 978-1-77008-764-4

A book about shweshwe, including what it is, some details of its history in South Africa, and how it is made.

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   Contents

• Beautiful cloth

• Brought to South Africa by traders

• How did the cloth get its name?

• Making shweshwe cloth

• Shweshwe is made from cotton

• Making cloth

• Getting the colours

• Making the patterns

• Patterns and pictures

• Stiff with starch

• Brand names

• Real shweshwe cloth

• Look for the real thing

• South Africans love shweshwe

• More new colours

• The world of fashion

• Across the world

• Word help

The story of
biltong

ISBN 978-1-77008-765-1

A book about biltong, including what it is, some details of its history, different types of biltong, and how to make it.

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   Contents

• What is biltong?

• Keeping meat from the hunt

• European settlers

• The Great Trek

• Food for the journey

• Biltong now

• Biltong recipes

• Make your own biltong

• Preparing the meat

• Soaking the meat

• Adding the flavourings

• Drying the meat

• Other ways of drying the meat

• Types of biltong

• Biltong for everyone

• Word help

The story of
paper

ISBN 978-1-77008-766-8

A book about paper, explaining where it comes from and how it is made.

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   Contents

• Paper is useful stuff

• Where does paper come from?

• Natural forests

• Commercial plantations

• Where are the forests?

• Types of trees in plantations

• Hard wood and soft wood

• Forest fires

• More about wood

• Inside a tree

• Growing trees for making paper

• Harvesting the trees

• Removing the bark

• Making pulp

• Whitening

• From pulp to paper

• Cutting and packing

• Recycling

• Word help

The story of
potjiekos

ISBN 978-1-77008-767-5

A book about potjiekos, including what it is, a little about its history, and how to make it.

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   Contents

• Eating outdoors

• Cooking in iron pots

• Cooking on the move

• Hunting

• Unique to SA

• Differences between potjiekos and stew – 1

• Differences between potjiekos and stew – 2

• The pot

• Make your own potjiekos

• The fire

• Other ways to heat the pot

• Ingredients

• Recipes

• “Building a potjie”

• Listen to the potjie “talk”

• Checking the pot

• Share with friends

• Word help

The story of
wine

ISBN 978-1-77008-768-2

A book about wine in South Africa, including a little about its history, different types of wine and how it is made.

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   Contents

• South African wines

• What is wine?

• Growing grapes

• The first wine in South Africa

• Different types of wine

• Red wine

• White wine

• Rosé wine

• South Africa’s winelands

• Growing the grapes

• Picking the grapes

• Squeezing the juice from the grapes

• Making white wine

• Making red and rosé wine

• Blending

• Bottling and labelling

• Word help

The story of
feather dusters

ISBN 978-1-77008-782-8

A book about feather dusters, including a little about their history and how they are made from ostrich feathers.

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   Contents

• A useful tool for cleaning

• Ostriches

• A bird that cannot fly

• Different feathers

• Ostrich farming

• More than just feathers

• Ostrich eggs

• Ostrich feathers

• Collecting the feathers

• At the factory

• Putting the parts together

• Brightly coloured dusters

• Special handles

• Packaging

• South Africa sells ostrich feather dusters to the world

• Word help