Co-written by eight-year-old Kate and her safari guide, Michelle, this scrapbook-style benefit book for animal protection organizations chronicles Kate's experiences during a South African safari, provides factual information about endangered species and the threats they face, and encourages young readers to become wildlife conservation advocates. Explores the wildlife of the South African safari, encouraging readers to think about the impact of...

Nobel Prize-winning author Naipaul spirals outward from the central African country of Uganda, to Nigeria, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, and concluding in South Africa, to unearth in six chapters a sense of African ancestral belief and practice.

Provided is a wonderful collection from BBC that provides a vivid portrait of fifty-two of the world's most exotic and beautiful travel locations. Marvel at the splendors of these remarkable places, and travel with the access that only the BBC can provide. From manmade wonders to soaring monuments, from sacred religious sites to unspoiled natural ecosystems, this collection has it all. Includes: the Parthenon in Greece, Taj Mahal in India, Statue...

This documentary presents Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on a journey from Zanzibar to Timbuktu, the Nile River Valley to Great Zimbabwe, the slave coast of Guinea to the medieval monasteries of Ethiopia in search of the lost wonders of the African world.

Steve and I clutched hands -- his right in my left -- and then we simultaneously pushed down with our feet. Cogs clicked, wheels turned, and we were on our way. We left Nordkapp within minutes. Cape Town was only 18,000 kilometres away.Deciding to break away from his comfortable lifestyle in London, Reza and his friend Steven set off from the most northerly point on mainland Europe to cycle the 11,000 miles to the other end of the planet, completely...

Levison Wood's journey was 4,250 miles long, and he walked every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, and fending for himself against multiple dangers. He passed through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert, and lush delta oases and crossed seven very different countries. No one had ever made this journey on foot. In this detailed, thoughtful, inspiring and dramatic book is recounted Levison Wood's walk the length of the Nile, during...

This guide covers all the main towns, cities, and parks of one of the most beautiful countries on Earth. Travel information and tips for the hot spots of Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, and Durban are all extensively updated for this latest edition. The book also includes spotlights on food and drink, shipwrecks, surfing, diving, and wild animals to help travelers get the most out of their time in this multifaceted destination. Kruger National...