Ruby and the Powerpals, ‘Freddie and the Fridge’ Book front cover
CAPTIVATING CHILDREN’S RHYTHM AND RHYME STORIES
To encourage electricity awareness at an early age, Eskom has created an educational resource, Ruby and the Powerpals, a charming picture book and CD for young children. The stories feature Ruby, a sweet little girl who learns about ways to save electricity by engaging with animated appliances in her home.
Each story takes place in different situations that affect Ruby’s awareness and behaviour as she uses her imagination and intelligence to absorb the messages. Each story reveals a simple way to save electricity and frames it within Ruby’s experience. The learnings are presented in four delightful rhythm and rhyme tales in picture and verse. The book is also rendered in audio format, a favoured method for this age group as listening and the heard word have been shown to amplify and escalate message retention.
Ruby and the Powerpals, ‘Freddie and the Fridge’ p27
Ruby and the Powerpals, ‘Freddie and the Fridge’ p28
LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS LOVE RUBY
Developed for children aged 3-7, the book is also targeted at caregivers, parents and teachers who will read the book aloud to children to expand their literacy and comprehension. By introducing this book as bedtime stories, classroom reading and stories for first readers, electricity awareness can be embedded at an age early enough to make behavioural change a consistent and important part of their lives. In time, the children will be able to recite the book, retain the messages and begin reading it for themselves. Most of all, however, is the engagement of the children themselves who will learn the basic facts of electricity awareness in an entertaining and retentive story format in picture, story and sound.
RUBY BOOK ON THE GROUND
With the help of the Department of Basic Education, Ruby and the Powerpals will be distributed to libraries across the country.
CREDITS
Synergies: Creatrix, Mohlaleng, Howard Audio, Loveburd Design
Concept, Script & Lyrics: Creatrix
Design and Illustration: Loveburd Design
Musical Direction: Howard Audio
Recording Partner: Howard Audio
VISIT RUBY AND THE POWERPALS ONLINE
A website has been developed for an easy read of the free e-book and listening access to the music and dramatised audio stories. Follow the links to Eskom’s educational pages or to Ruby Books to download or read and listen online.
Visit Eskom and download the ‘Ruby and the Powerpals’ e-book here
Visit ‘Ruby Book’ to download document and music or read and listen online’
