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Jaco Jacobs is a South African children's book author who writes in Afrikaans. He was born on 22 February, 1980 in Carnarvon, South Africa. He is 40 years old. Jaco Jacobs has written over 30 books for children and young adults, including the popular series 'Die Avonture van Kammie Kamfer' and 'Die Avonture van Kammie Kamfer: Die Verlore Skat'. He has also written several books for adults, including 'Die Verlore Skat' and 'Die Verlore Skat: Die Verlore Skat'. Jaco Jacobs has won several awards for his writing, including the ATKV-Jeugboekprys, the ATKV-Kinderboekprys, and the ATKV-Kinderboekprys. He has also been nominated for the C.P. Hoogenhout-prys and the Sanlam-prys. Jaco Jacobs is currently living in Cape Town, South Africa. He is married and has two children. He is an avid reader and enjoys spending time with his family.

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Occupation Children's book author, publishing in Afrikaans
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 22 February 1980
Birthday 22 February
Birthplace Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa. Lives in Bloemfontein
Nationality South Africa

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Who Is Jaco Jacobs's Wife?

His wife is Elize Jacobs (married 2010-present)

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Jaco Jacobs Net Worth

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2007

He was born in the South African town of Carnarvon, Northern Cape. He started writing at a young age and sold his first short stories to magazines while still in high school. To date, he has published more than 170 books for children, ranging from picture books to books for young adults, some of them under the pseudonyms Lize Roux and Tania Brink. In 2007, his young adult novel Suurlemoen! (Lemon!) was chosen as an IBBY WHAT WHAT Book, and he has won the Alba Bouwer Prize twice (in 2007 for Wurms met tamatiesous en ander lawwe rympies (Worms In Tomato Sauce and Other Silly Poems), and 2019 for Moenie hierdie boek eet nie (Don’t eat this book)), as well as the C.P. Hoogenhout Award (2006-2007) for Wurms met tamatiesous en ander lawwe rympies, the Tienie Holloway Medal in 2018 for Grom! (Growl!), and the Scheepers Prize for Youth Literature in 2019 for Dinge wat ek nie van skape geweet het nie (Things I Didn’t Know About Sheep). A film adaptation of Suurlemoen! was released in South African cinemas in 2014, and in 2017 his novel Oor 'n motorfiets, 'n zombiefliek en lang getalle wat deur elf gedeel kan word (published internationally as A Good Night for Shooting Zombies) was adapted into a feature film, Nul is nie niks nie. His young adult novel 'n Goeie dag vir boomklim (published internationally as A Good Day for Climbing Trees) was chosen as one of the winners in the In Other Words competition, sponsored by the British Book Trust, and worldwide English rights were subsequently sold to Oneworld Publications in 2017. A Good Day for Climbing Trees was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and also published in Italian by Rizzoli Libri.

1980

Jaco Jacobs (born 1980) is a South African children's book author who writes in Afrikaans.