southern africa

Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these gentle creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians, volunteer organizations, and African governments are working together to protect rhinos.

Provides an introduction to the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of the Eastern and Southern Africa.

An anthology of poems, oral texts, fiction, letters, journals, and historical and legal documents by South African women.

Presents a guide to watching wildlife in southern Africa, featuring directions and reviews of top destinations, advice on trip planning, suggested itineraries, and descriptions and photographs of mammals, birds, and other animals.

Describes the plant and animal life of southern Africa and its interaction with the environment.

Examines the history, language, lifestyle, social structure, culture, and religion of the major ethnic groups of Southern Africa, and includes a chronology, a pictorial history of the region, a glossary, and a language tree.

Profiles the countries in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Provides an introduction to the history, religion, land, climate, and languages of Southern Africa and examines their pre-history and emerging states, European settlement and domination, Zulu warriors and uprisings, Apartheid, and liberation.

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.

Covers the physical landscape, people, economics, religion, and environmental concerns of southern Africa.