Shuter and Shooter Publishers announces new ownership structure

Shuter and Shooter Publishers (Pty) Ltd, a proudly South African Company and BBBEE Level II contributor, is pleased to announce a landmark transaction with Zungu Investments Company (Pty) Ltd an existing shareholder in the Company. The acquisition translates into Shuters becoming one of the largest 100% black-owned educational publishers in South Africa.

Mr Sandile Zungu Addresses Media and the staff at Shuters

Mr Sandile Zungu Addresses Media and the staff at Shuters

About Shuter and Shooter Publishers

Shuters is a leading publisher in the South African schools sector. Established as a bookshop almost 100 years ago, the Company began publishing isiZulu novels, poetry and textbooks from the early 1930’s. Since then, they have successfully produced quality literature and educational materials in most of the South African official languages, as well as for the National Department of Basic Education’s school curriculum (CAPS).

Shuters has over 950 CAPS-approved titles that appear on the nationally approved textbook catalogue. In addition, they host an extensive range of supplementary educational materials for South African schools and libraries. They have also invested in developing e-learning materials, keeping abreast of technology in education.

In 2016, Shuters launched the Shuters Academy, which is an Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) accredited training provider, and is also registered with SACE – enabling the Academy to issue teachers with Career Professional Training and Development (CPTD) points.

In 2017, the exciting new Study Guide series – Ace it! was launched. Ace it! is unique in that it focuses on the different learning styles, and includes study tips for each learning style to help learners excel in their year-end exams.

About Zungu Investments Company

Zungu Investments has been a deep-rooted, performance-driven investment holding company for almost two decades. They are a young, dynamic team of entrepreneurial professionals whose investment philosophy is guided by long-term partnerships. Through the solid foundations that the founder, Sandile Zungu has set out, they have affirmed themselves as an active leader in the investment arena.

Zungu Investments incorporates the notion of transformation across all business spheres. As a BBBEE Level I contributor, they aspire to make a significant impact on the lives of all South Africans, and in particular the youth and the previously disadvantaged.

Have you slurped strawberry soup? Award winning children’s book

We are very excited to announce that the latest addition to the Songololo imprint at Shuter & Shooter, Have you slurped strawberry soup? has been included in freelance reviewer and author Jay Heale’s  “Bookchat” Books of the year for 2014!

Have you ever slurped strawberry soup

Cover of “Have you slurped strawberry soup?”

Bookchat Awards 2014 Certificate

Bookchat Awards 2014 Certificate

This beautifully illustrated children’s book has been reviewed and has been highly recommended by Jay, it also appears on Jay Heale’s Six of the Best Picture Books You May Have Missed on the Children’s Book Network website: http://www.childrensbook.co.za/books/book-choices

Please see his Bookchat review below.

The verse text is as non-sensible as Edward Lear or Dr Seuss and just as enticing. In line with “Have you dreamed upon a star?” But the huge impact comes from Vian Oelofsen’s spacious artwork. In the past Vian has tried various styles, with several successes. Here, he is simple, articulate, whimsical, and matching the rhythmic contrasts suggested by the text and using most effective dark/light pages. A strawberry-hatted girl and a small dragon are the main characters of this Read-it-again and Let-me-look-at-it-again picture book. A recipe for strawberry soup is provided. [P]

J Rating **

An example page from Have you slurped strawberry soup?

Have you slurped strawberry soup and stared in a butterfly’s eyes?

If not, why not? Go on. Give it a try!

If not, why not? Go on. Give it a try!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nicole Levin is a writer of several children’s picture books and readers. She is also an educational materials developer, drama teacher and storyteller, who delights in taking children on magical and whimsical journeys into their imaginations.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:

Vian Oelofsen is a published children’s book illustrator whose work is quirky and full of fun. His artwork was recently shortlisted for the MER Prize for Best Illustrated Children’s Book at the 2013 Media24 Books Literary Awards.

Some information about Bookchat and Jay Heale

The Bookchat website launched in 2008 is similarly devoted to “News and Reviews of South African children’s books” and incorporates a database of all South African children’s books in print (SACBIP) which so far contains details of over 3300 South African children’s books.

Bookchat is an independent, free source of information about children’s books (especially those originating in South Africa).

Jay Heale was a founding member of the South African Children’s Book Forum (SACBF) which is now IBBY SA. Jay has attended many IBBY Congresses, being a speaker at several. For eight years he served on the Jury of IBBY’s Hans Christian Andersen Award, first as a jury member and then as president of that jury. He was the organiser of the 2004 IBBY Congress in Cape Town. Jay is the author of many books for children and about children’s literature.

Author Nicole Levin is a well-known story teller in Cape Town and offers exciting and interactive workshops for schools.

Workshops

Have you slurped strawberry soup?
If not, why not?
Go on.
Give it a try!

ISBN 9781919888934 · Paperback · 200mm x250mm · May 2014
R66.00 (incl VAT)
Email: sylvie@shuter.co.za ∙ Tel: 033 – 846 8724 ∙ Fax: 033 – 846 8701

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