{"id":369,"date":"2026-06-27T04:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hope-hear.org\/wplibrary\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:58:29","slug":"hope-digital-library-isixhosa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hope-hear.org\/wplibrary\/hope-digital-library-isixhosa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope Digital Library &#8211; isiXhosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the industry&#8217;s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: rgb(132, 107, 175); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 34px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 500; text-transform: none;\">Reading is like giving your child&#8217;s brain a hug<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"font-size:large;\">When adults read with children, children hear new words,<br>learn how stories work, build attention and imagination, and develop early<br>language and literacy skills. Shared reading also creates a calm, connected<br>moment between the child and caregiver: helping children feel safe, loved, and<br>ready to learn.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shared reading is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to support a child\u2019s development.<br><\/h2>\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"font-size:large;\">Below is the Hope Digital Library: an online, data-free library with 24 titles in 6 different language. The represented languages are English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, Shona, Chichewa, and French. Clink on the language link below each title to access the online book.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nLittle Explorers\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>Ages: 6 months \u2013 3 years<\/p>\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>These books support:\u00a0early listening and sound awareness;\u00a0first words and naming;\u00a0basic concepts like big-small, up-down, colours, body parts; and early listening and language development.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"dflip-books\"><div class=\"_df_thumb \" id=\"df_521\"  _slug=\"imibala-endiyithandayo\" data-title=\"imibala-endiyithandayo\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumb=\"https:\/\/hope-hear.org\/wplibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-2.png\" thumbtype=\"\" >Imibala Endiyithandayo<\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_521 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hope-hear.org\\\/wplibrary\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/2_IGQITYIWE-Imibala-Endiyithandayo.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><div class=\"_df_thumb \" id=\"df_519\"  _slug=\"ukubala-izilwanyana\" data-title=\"ukubala-izilwanyana\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumb=\"https:\/\/hope-hear.org\/wplibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-2.png\" thumbtype=\"\" >Ukubala Izilwanyana<\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_519 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hope-hear.org\\\/wplibrary\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/3_IGQITYIWE-Ukubala-Izilwanyana.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><div class=\"_df_thumb \" id=\"df_510\"  _slug=\"isimfoni-yezilwanyana\" data-title=\"isimfoni-yezilwanyana\" wpoptions=\"true\" thumb=\"https:\/\/hope-hear.org\/wplibrary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-2.png\" thumbtype=\"\" >Isimfoni Yezilwanyana<\/div><script class=\"df-shortcode-script\" nowprocket type=\"application\/javascript\">window.option_df_510 = {\"outline\":[],\"autoEnableOutline\":\"false\",\"autoEnableThumbnail\":\"false\",\"overwritePDFOutline\":\"false\",\"direction\":\"1\",\"pageSize\":\"0\",\"source\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hope-hear.org\\\/wplibrary\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/1_IGQITYIWE-Isimfoni-Yezilwanyana.pdf\",\"wpOptions\":\"true\"}; if(window.DFLIP && window.DFLIP.parseBooks){window.DFLIP.parseBooks();}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\nGrowing Thinkers\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>Ages: 3 years \u2013 5 years old<\/p>\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>Learning to talk about feelings, rules, and the world. 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