Maleng Book Club (Copy)

Maleng

Welcome to Stories in Motion Book Club Maleng, where stories move,

grow and continue to live through sound, image and imagination.

Books hold a kind of magic. Today, many stories can be accessed instantly on screens, just as easily as music can be streamed, and there is great value in that accessibility.

Yet, much like a well-worn map has a mystery that no satellite navigation could ever replace, a book carries a presence, a personality, and a permanence that digital devices struggle to replicate.

There is a certain power in words printed on a page, a quiet, enduring power.

The written word can shape thought, stir emotion, and carry us across seas and into the heart of what it means to be human.

The Maleng Book Club brings this magic to you, season by season.

Each book is a portal into worlds of myths, folktales, and legends, rooted in timeless lessons.

Every story is part of a guided journey, designed to stretch your imagination, spark creativity, and invite reflection.

Each book holds space for your thoughts, your notes, and your imagination.

And when you close it, the journey continues through your creations, reflections, and the shared experience of the club.

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<div class="editor-content"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 1.25rem; color: #54698F">Yet, much like a well-worn map has a mystery that no satellite navigation could ever replace, a book carries a presence, a personality, and a permanence that digital devices struggle to replicate.</span></p></div>,

Maleng

Welcome to Stories in Motion Book Club Maleng, where stories move,

grow and continue to live through sound, image and imagination.

Myths & Folktales

An ever-growing collection of myths crafted for all ages.

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Myths Folktales & Legends

This collection of myths and folktales invites you to journey from the land to open seas and stormy skies into the realms of mystical and legendary beings.Together, these stories offer a captivating glimpse into the extraordinary planet we call home. We invite you to relish these stories and, in reading them, to imagine.

Meet the Ninki Nanka

A tale of courage, kindness, and the secret language of love.

The Ninki Nanka’s Secret

The Ninki Nanka tell us that, like a plant, love grows and returns. A reminder that love connects all living things.

The Love That Grows

A reflection on nature, kinship, and the stories trees whisper.

Meet The Aziza Fairies

A story of magic, courage, and the light that guards the forest.

The Tale with Many Endings

An invitation to co-create, imagine, and continue the story.

Learning Guide: Beyond the Story

Each story comes with a reflective activity, questions, drawing prompts, or thought exercises, encouraging you to imagine, explore, and co-create.
It’s a gentle invitation to rediscover the storyteller within.

A Soundscape Experience

Experience the layered world of African traditional oral storytelling through sound. Each soundscape is designed to connect imagination, learning, and culture, creating a creative space where music, myth, and storytelling intertwine.

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Myths & Music: A Soundscape Experience

A gateway to creativity, cultural connection, and imaginative exploration.

Discover the Kora

Discover the Kora, a 21-string hand-made instrument central to West African music, its history, and significance in storytelling.

Listen and Experience

Hear the Kora played as you follow along, with immersive soundscapes designed to accompany writing, drawing, and reflection.

Learn the Story

Explore the journey of Molamin, a boy who learned to play the Kora, and how the instrument came to humankind.

Visual Experiences

Enjoy the soundscapes with visuals on their own, inspiring your own creative practice.

Begin Your Creative Journey

Every story, soundscape, and craft in Karatasi is designed to inspire imagination, curiosity, and connection, a gateway into a world where myths live, music flows, and creativity blossoms.

The library is alive and expanding. Each season brings new stories, new soundscapes, and new creative paths, ensuring your journey never ends.

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Imagination

Unlocking imagination and creativity

Transformation

Empowering communities.

Intergenerational Learning

Intergenerational learning and activities.

Building Connections

Building communities and collaborating.