Tick-Smart Kids: Learning about ticks and staying safe

Authors

Kayla Willemse
Joyce West
Darshana Morar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35293/esi.102

Keywords:

Children's Literature, Tick-smart, Educational

Synopsis

Tick-Smart Kids: Learning about ticks and staying safe is a bilingual illustrated children's book designed to teach young readers about tick awareness and safety through storytelling. The two original tales of Meerkat Mbali's Bug Bash and The Day Tumi Got Tick Smart are two warm-hearted stories visualising tick-safety lessons. Each story is presented in English and isiZulu accompanied with a glossary to support young readers' vocabulary.

Chapters

  • Meerkat Mbali's Bug Bash
    PDF
  • Idili lezinambuzane likaMeerkat Mbali
    PDF
  • Tumi Got Tick-Smart
    PDF
  • UTumi usehlakaniphile ngemikhaza
    PDF
  • Tick-smart Educational Posters
    PDF
  • Contributors
    PDF
  • Glossary
    PDF

Downloads

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Published

15 August 2026

Categories

Copyright (c) 2026 ESI Press

Details about the available publication format: PDF

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ISBN-10 (02)

978-1-0483-0062-8 (digital)

ISBN-13 (15)

978-1-0483-0061-1 (print)