A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
An elephant hunter and an English nobleman track the latter's missing brother, who disappeared while searching for King Solomon's legendary lost diamond mines.
Text and illustrations introduce the geography, history, people, and culture of the southern region of Africa, which is comprised of seven different countries.
Examines the history of conflict in southern Africa, from the arrival of the Europeans to the recent battles between South Africa and its neighboring countries.
